Multiprogram Research Facility
The Multiprogram Research Facility is a facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is used by the U.S. National Security Agency to design and build supercomputers for cryptanalysis and other classified projects.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include X-10 Graphite Reactor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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 1,900 feet southwest of Multiprogram Research Facility.
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 740 feet east of Multiprogram Research Facility.
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 1½ miles northeast of Multiprogram Research Facility.
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 6 miles north of Multiprogram Research Facility.
Multiprogram Research Facility
- Type: Office
- Also known as: “Bldg. 5300” and “George R Cotter Multiprogram Research Facility”
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Roane, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.93086° or 35° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-84.3123° or 84° 18′ 44″ westOpen location code
867QWMJQ+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 89183316OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=officeWikidata ID
Q17512485
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