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Learn about K-25 history with park ranger Saturday

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K-25 (Image credit: U.S. Department of Energy/Ed Westcott)

You can get an introduction to the history of the K-25 plant, which once had the world’s largest building, with a National Park Service ranger on Saturday.

K-25 was built as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II. That was a federal program to build the world’s first atomic bomb, before Germany could.

Saturday’s talk is titled “K-25: Enriching Uranium in Happy Valley.” It is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at the K-25 Overlook across from the K-25 site, which is now known as Heritage Center or East Tennessee Technology Park. The talk is free, and it is expected to last about one hour.

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Photos: Double rainbow at K-25

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Double Rainbow at K-25 May 29 2016

This photo of a double rainbow was taken by Oak Ridge resident Shellie Fellers across from the former K-25 plant in west Oak Ridge on Sunday evening, May 29, 2016. (Photo by Shellie Fellers)

 

Oak Ridge resident Shellie Fellers got a picture of a double rainbow across from the former K-25 plant on the west end of town on Sunday evening. The second rainbow is visible as a faint rainbow above the first, brighter rainbow.

Fellers said one end of a rainbow could be seen as it literally came down and met the ground. But, she joked, there were no leprechauns or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. [Read more…]