During his lifetime, what was the Y-12 at Oak Ridge, Tennessee known for?
It was an opera house
It was a university
It was a huge electromagnetic separation plant
It was a museum
Answer
Y-12 was a huge electromagnetic separation plant that was used to produce uranium during the Manhattan Project. The plant was located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and was one of the largest and most complex industrial projects in history.
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