Clinton Laboratories

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Clinton Laboratories was the original name of what became Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a key U.S. research facility established during the Manhattan Project for nuclear science and technology development.

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Clinton Laboratories canonical 4

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instanceOf United States federal research facility
nuclear research laboratory
category Manhattan Project site
nuclear research center in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1948
fieldOfWork isotope production
materials science
nuclear science
nuclear technology
radiation biology
reactor physics
founded 1943
fundedBy United States government
hasPart X-10 graphite reactor
surface form: X-10 Graphite Reactor
inception 1943
legacy contributed foundational knowledge to nuclear engineering and reactor physics
evolved into a major multiprogram national laboratory
locatedIn Anderson County, Tennessee
Clinton Laboratories self-linksurface differs
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Knoxville, Tennessee
namedAfter nearby town of Clinton, Tennessee
notableProject development of nuclear reactor technology
radiation effects research
radioisotope production for medical and industrial use
operatedBy Clinton Engineer Works
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
owner United States government
partOf Manhattan Project
Oak Ridge Reservation
predecessor Clinton Laboratories self-linksurface differs
primaryPurpose conduct research in nuclear reactor design and operation
support development and production of plutonium for nuclear weapons
renamedAs Oak Ridge National Laboratory
significantEvent development of reactor design data for Hanford production reactors
first large-scale production of plutonium in a reactor for the Manhattan Project
operation of X-10 Graphite Reactor
successor Oak Ridge National Laboratory
timePeriod World War II
early Cold War

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory formerName Clinton Laboratories
X-10 graphite reactor operator Clinton Laboratories
Clinton Laboratories predecessor Clinton Laboratories self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Clinton Laboratories locatedIn Clinton Laboratories self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: X-10 Graphite Reactor