BUILDING 9201-5
Building 9201-5 (Alpha-5) functioned as a uranium enrichment facility during World War II and furthered the plant's mission of producing enriched uranium for the atomic bomb. As an Alpha processing facility associated with the Manhattan Project, Building 9201-5 aided in the development of wholly new technology and substantially advanced the field of nuclear science. In terms of facility planning, project engineers originally designed all Alpha and Beta buildings with "zero tolerance" for building movement or settling as the successful operation of the Y-12 Plant's calutrons depended on absolute structural stability. After World War II, the building was used in the plant’s COLEX process of the 1950s which separated the element Lithium-6 (Li-6). This was an important component in the manufacture of hydrogen bombs and the COLEX process is of notable significance in Cold War history. Building 9201-5 is eligible for inclusion in the National Register.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Contributing Organization:
- Y-12 National Security Complex
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-NA0001942
- OSTI ID:
- 1581165
- Report Number(s):
- IROS12085
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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