United States Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission is in Roane, Tennessee. United States Atomic Energy Commission is situated nearby to the research institute Spallation Neutron Source.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spallation Neutron Source and X-10 Graphite Reactor.
Spallation Neutron Source
Research institute
The Spallation Neutron Source is an accelerator-based neutron source facility in the U.S. that provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. Spallation Neutron Source is situated 2,300 feet northeast of United States Atomic Energy Commission.
X-10 Graphite Reactor
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The X-10 Graphite Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, it was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor and the first intended for continuous operation. X-10 Graphite Reactor is situated 1½ miles south of United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UT–Battelle, LLC. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is situated 1¼ miles south of United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.
Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee. Oak Ridge was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In Oak Ridge, thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Robertsville
Hamlet
Robertsville was a farming community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Robertsville is situated 5 miles northeast of United States Atomic Energy Commission.
United States Atomic Energy Commission
- Location: Roane, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.94924° or 35° 56′ 57″ northLongitude
-84.30798° or 84° 18′ 29″ westElevation
1,112 feet (339 metres)Open location code
867QWMXR+MRGeoNames ID
4664231
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