Hundreds of former workers of the K-25 plant in Oak Ridge gathered for a second annual reunion on April 26. K-25, known as the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant during the Cold War, enriched ...

K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, foreground, the largest building in the world at that time. K-27 extension unit subsequently ...

Around 90 sites across the country are recognized as National Historic Chemical Landmarks, and K-25 is the second to be ...

Orano reported that demolition work has started at the two cooling towers of France’s Georges Besse I gaseous diffusion ...

K-25, also known as the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant during the Cold War, was one of three major sites built by the U.S. government during World War II to support production of the first ...

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions President and CEO Dennis Carr plans to retire. The company will looking for a new leader for ...

Redevelopment has long been eyed for the 1,200-acre site of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, a place once made famous for producing the fuel for the nation's nuclear ...

From 1945 to mid-1950, the K-25 plant was the only plant producing enriched uranium. During that period, four additional buildings were added at the K-25 site, and two additional Gaseous Diffusion ...

“The gaseous diffusion plant was designed to raise the enrichment from .7 to 36%. … For each increment, time was required to reach equilibrium. Also, the higher the enrichment withdrawn, the lower the ...

Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.