Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in , near Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include American Museum of Science and Energy and Oak Ridge High School.

Museum
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The is a science museum in , designed to teach children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project. is situated 2 miles north of Y-12 National Security Complex.

School
is the public high school for , enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. is situated 2 miles north of Y-12 National Security Complex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.

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is a city in . was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In , thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Hamlet
was a farming community in , that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Y-12 National Security Complex.

Suburb
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The United States Geographic Names System classifies as a populated place. is situated 4½ miles east of Y-12 National Security Complex.

Y-12 National Security Complex

Latitude
35.98634° or 35° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-84.25698° or 84° 15′ 25″ west
Elevation
961 feet (293 metres)
Open location code
867QXPPV+G6
Geo­Names ID
8354548
Wiki­data ID
Q2061309
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Y-12 National Security Complex” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مجمع الأمن القومي Y-12”
  • Chinese: “Y-12国家安全大楼”
  • Chinese: “Y-12國家安全大樓”
  • Chinese: “橡树岭国家实验室”
  • French: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • German: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Indonesian: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Italian: “Oak Ridge National Laboratory”
  • Japanese: “Y-12国家安全保障複合施設”
  • Japanese: “Y-12国立保安施設”
  • Latvian: “Y-12 Nacionālais Drošības komplekss”
  • Latvian: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Norwegian: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Portuguese: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Russian: “Центр национальной безопасности Y-12”
  • Spanish: “Complejo de Seguridad Nacional Y-12”
  • Spanish: “Laboratorio Nacional Oak Ridge”
  • Swedish: “Y-12 National Security Complex”
  • Turkish: “Y-12 Ulusal Güvenlik Kompleksi”
  • Ukrainian: “Комплекс національної безпеки Y-12”

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