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Title: Oak Ridge Reservation annual site environmental report for 1997: Color your tomorrow

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/771197· OSTI ID:771197

The U.S. Department of Energy currently oversees activities on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), a government-owned, contractor-operated facility. The reservation contains three major operating sites: the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and East Tennessee Technology Park (formerly the K-25 Site). The ORR was established in the early 1940s as part of the Manhattan Project, a secret undertaking that produced the materials for the first atomic bombs. The reservation's role has evolved over the years, and it continues to adapt to meet the changing defense, energy, and research needs of the United States. Both the work carried out for the war effort and subsequent research, development, and production activities have involved (and continue to involve) radiological and hazardous materials.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak Ridge, TN (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464; AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
771197
Report Number(s):
ES/ESH-78; TRN: US0201043
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English