Stories from Behind the Fence

A black and white photo of two men in uniforms behind a barbed-wire fence. In the background there is a guard in the tower.
Security patrols the fence in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/ED WESTCOTT

 

Some places of the Manhattan Project still remain behind the fence. The public has limited or no access to Manhattan Project sites on secure federal Department of Energy nuclear reservations. Areas behind the fence include the plutonium-producing complexes at Hanford, the uranium enrichment facilities at Oak Ridge, and the weapons research laboratory at Los Alamos. The stories of these sites begin with the Manhattan Project but go far beyond the cutting-edge science conducted there. The stories also include the people who worked there and the challenges they faced. Follow the links below to peek behind the Manhattan Project fences. 

 

 
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    Last updated: August 9, 2023

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    National Park Service, Manhattan Project National Historical Park
    c/o NPS Intermountain Regional Office
    One Denver Federal Center, Building 50

    Denver, CO 80225-0287

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    Hanford: 509.376.1647
    Los Alamos: 505.661.6277
    Oak Ridge: 865.482.1942

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