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U.S. Offers Glimpse at Manhattan Project Facility

Posted by samzenpus on from the see-and-feel-the-radiation dept.

jonerik writes "According to this article from the Associated Press, the US government is this week permitting the public a rare glimpse of its high-security Y-12 nuclear weapons plant as part of Oak Ridge, Tennessee's annual Secret City Festival, which is being held this coming weekend. Although the plant is still associated with ongoing nuclear weapons work, members of the public will be permitted to see parts of the facility associated with its work on the Manhattan Project's 'Little Boy' bomb, which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The facility produced the uranium-235 which was used in the device using 1,152 massive calutrons across nine separate buildings in 1944 and 1945. 'Don't you know the people in Knoxville wondered what in the world was going on out here,' Department of Energy guide Ray Smith said on Monday. 'All this material was coming in, truckload after truckload, and nothing ever left.'"

6 of 488 comments (clear)

  1. Secret City Festival? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like it will be a bomb!

    -Sj53

  2. OMG SOMEONE SET UP US THE BOMB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    -20 lame, i know... someone had to say it though

  3. I don't think that's such a good idea. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If some half-wit accidentally walks into a restricted area and gets hungry, they might accidently push the button marked "lunch."

  4. Re:First thing I saw... by EverDense · · Score: 5, Funny

    Department of Energy guide Ray Smith said on Monday. 'All this material was coming in, truckload after truckload, and nothing ever left.'"

    The Mayor of Hiroshima begged to differ, reminding
    the gathered media of his off-touted phrase
    (just after the explosion) "What the f*** was that?"

    --
    http://jesus.everdense.com/
  5. Re:Mmm... yummy... by RickPartin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please comment on my petition to prevent birth defects from uranium contamination.

    What do you have something against super heroes? Do you like crime? Or just jealous you won't be getting any super powers from being exposed to uranium as a child? You are a sad, sad man.

  6. Still Trying by Elitist_Phoenix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like they're still trying to draw attention aways from the real issues like Roswell and The Kennedy Assassination. However I must be brief even as I type people are homing in on me, the only thing stopping them from finding me is my Aluminum headware.

    --
    "I'm going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to f***ing kill Google"