Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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city

Oak Ridge, Tennessee is a city historically known as a major secret research and production center for nuclear materials during World War II.

Aliases (7)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
area	about 90 square kilometers →
areaCode	865 →
builtBy	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
codeName	Secret City → Site X →
country	United States →
county	Anderson County, Tennessee → Roane County, Tennessee →
elevation	approximately 259 meters →
establishedFor	Manhattan Project →
founded	1942 →
governedBy	Oak Ridge city government →
hasEducationalInstitution	Oak Ridge High School → Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus → University of Tennessee facilities in Oak Ridge →
hasFacility	East Tennessee Technology Park → K-25 site (former gaseous diffusion plant) → Oak Ridge National Laboratory → Y-12 National Security Complex →
hasMuseum	American Museum of Science and Energy → Oak Ridge History Museum →
hasRecreationArea	Haw Ridge Park → Melton Hill Lake →
knownFor	nuclear research → production of nuclear materials → scientific research → uranium enrichment →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone → Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Knoxville, Tennessee →
locatedOn	Clinch River →
majorEmployer	Oak Ridge National Laboratory → Y-12 National Security Complex →
majorIndustry	engineering services → nuclear technology → scientific research and development →
namedAfter	oak ridges in the area →
originalName	Clinton Engineer Works →
partOf	Knoxville metropolitan area →
population	approximately 31,000 (2020 census) →
postalCode	37830 → 37831 →
roleIn	Manhattan Project → World War II →
state	Tennessee →
transportation	served by Interstate 40 nearby → served by State Route 62 → served by State Route 95 →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Museum of Science and Energy → American Museum of Science and Energy ("Oak Ridge") → Clinton Engineer Works → Clinton Laboratories → East Tennessee Technology Park → Haw Ridge Park → High Flux Isotope Reactor → Oak Ridge High School → Oak Ridge History Museum → Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility → Oak Ridge National Laboratory → Oak Ridge Reservation → Site X → X-10 graphite reactor → Y-12 National Security Complex →	locatedIn
East Tennessee Technology Park ("Oak Ridge") → Frontier ("Oak Ridge") → K-25 Project ("Oak Ridge") → Oak Ridge High School → Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus ("Oak Ridge") →	city
Anderson County, Tennessee → Clinton Engineer Works ("Oak Ridge townsite") → Roane County, Tennessee → Tennessee (eastern portion) ("Oak Ridge") →	contains
Manhattan Engineer District → Manhattan Engineer District → Oak Ridge Associated Universities →	headquartersLocation
Clinton, Tennessee → Lenoir City ("Oak Ridge") → Melton Hill Lake →	locatedNear
K-25 Project → X-10 Project →	location
Clinch River → Melton Hill Dam →	nearCity
Secret City ("Oak Ridge") →	alternativeName
UT–Battelle, LLC →	basedIn
Gore Verbinski ("Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States") →	birthPlace
Knoxville metropolitan area ("Oak Ridge") →	containsCity
Clinch River →	flowsPast
Oak Ridge, Tennessee ("Oak Ridge city government") →	governedBy
Clinton, Tennessee →	hasEconomicLink
Clinton, Tennessee →	hasEconomicLinkTo
Clinton, Tennessee →	hasNearbyCity
Manhattan Project sites →	hasPart
Knoxville, Tennessee →	isNearby
Anderson County, Tennessee →	largestCity
Manhattan Engineer District →	locationOfActivity
Site X ("Oak Ridge (geographic ridge)") →	namedAfter
Alvin M. Weinberg ("Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Secret City →	refersTo
Alvin M. Weinberg ("Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States") →	residence
Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus ("Oak Ridge area of Tennessee") →	serves
Manhattan Project →	site
Clinton Engineer Works ("Oak Ridge city") →	successor
Alvin M. Weinberg →	workLocation