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Spotlight: More than 480 visitors tour Y-12 during Secret City Festival

Posted at 1:11 pm June 25, 2014
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Y-12 Tour James Spicer and Matthew Sellers

Former Y-12 employee James Spicer points out the various ID badges used at the site during its 70-year history to his grandson Matthew Sellers. Spicer and Sellers joined more than 480 visitors who toured Y-12 as part of this year’s Secret City Festival. (Photos by Scott Fraker)

 

More than 480 visitors toured the Y-12 National Security Complex as part of this year’s Secret City Festival, which was earlier this month.

Y-12 has been giving tours of the site for almost 10 years with guests traveling from all over the world to see a piece of history and learn how the site still is ensuring our country’s security, a press release said.

Tourists from 23 states and the District of Columbia toured the site as part of Oak Ridge’s 12th annual Secret City Festival. Here are two pictures by Y-12 photographer Scott Fraker. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Media, Photos, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Audeane Bowers-Neas, Bill Wilburn, James Spicer, Kim Neas, Matthew Sellers, Scott Fraker, Secret City Festival, Teresa Neas, tours, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex

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