Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed to create a ...
"Orano USA's selection of Oak Ridge for its U.S. uranium enrichment plant heralds a new historical development: the second Manhattan Project," Dassow wrote. "On land that has belonged to the ...