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While the atomic bomb was not made in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the uranium used in the bomb was enriched at the Oak Ridge facility as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II. Oak Ridge played a significant role in the development of the atomic bomb by providing the enriched uranium needed for the bomb's construction.

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Where did the uranium that was used in Hiroshima atomic bomb come from?

The uranium used in the Hiroshima atomic bomb came from the Oak Ridge facility in Tennessee, where it was enriched as part of the Manhattan Project. The uranium used was the isotope uranium-235, which was extracted and purified from natural uranium ore.


What state provided the nuclear fuel for the first atomic bomb?

The plutonium used in the first atomic weapon (the Trinity Device) was processed at the Hanford Reservation site in Washington State. The uranium used in the first actual bomb (Little Man, dropped on Hiroshima), was refined at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.


The concentration of U235 in the atomic bomb?

The references I have state Oralloy is 93.5% U235. Oralloy (Oak Ridge Alloy) was used in US Uranium atomic bombs as the fissile material. However they also say that any enrichment 20% U235 or higher is fissile and could be used to make a bomb, it would require a higher critical mass to work though. One source I have states that early Soviet Uranium atomic bombs used ~97% U235, but the US felt this level of enrichment to be unnecessary and excessively expensive.


Where is the most powerful electron microscope installed?

The most powerful electron microscope is presently installed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA. It is known as the Titan Themis and is capable of atomic-scale imaging and analysis.


What colourless liqueur is made from cherries?

Maraschino liqueur is a colourless liqueur made from Marasca cherries. The cherries are crushed, pits included, and then the mixture is aged in oak barrels, resulting in a complex and slightly bitter flavour.

Related Questions

What Tennessean city was very important to the first atomic bomb?

Oak ridge


Where did the enriched uranium for the Little Boy atomic bomb come from?

The uranium enrichment facilty was at Oak Ridge.


What is the history of the secret city Oak Ridge Tennessee?

Oak Ridge, Tennessee was established as the production site for the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Secret City.


What is the energy capital of the world in Tennessee?

Oak Ridge was where the atomic bomb, which was used against Japan, was built. To this day, Oak Ridge continues energy research, earning it the name "The Energy Capital of the World".


When did Oak Ridge Tennessee make an atomic bomb?

The bombs were not actually built at Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge produced the uranium for the first bomb in 1943-45. The bombs were assembled at Los Alamos, New Mexico. There was another facility at Hanford, Washington also producing fisslie material for the second bomb. Oak Ridge did not exist in 1941, it was empty farmland. Within two years there was a secret city of over thirty thousand inhabitants engaged in working on the project, though few understood what they were working on.


What role does Oak Ridge play in the development of the atomic bomb?

The main thing Oak Ridge did was uranium enrichment. But they also built and operated the X-10 reactor a prototype for the plutonium production reactors later built at Hanford.


Where was the nuclear bomb made in Tennessee?

The nuclear material used to make the bombs was from Oak Ridge TN


Where did the scientists worked on the atomic bomb?

Research and production took place at more than 30 sites but most of the work was performed at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.


Where was the atom bomb developed?

The atomic bomb was developed under the name of the Manhattan project and researched/ built in Oak Ridge (Tennessee), Hanford (Washington), and Los Alamos (New Mexico).


Where was the atomic bomb made?

The atomic bomb was created in Los Alamos, New Mexico. many people may think that it was made in New York because the project behind the building of the atomic bomb was called the Manhattan Project. it is called this because it is named after the location of Columbia University that held much of the early research for the nuclear program. Today there is a museum of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico where you can visit and learn more about the atomic bomb.


How did TN help with making the atomic bomb?

The uranium enrichment plants were built at Oak Ridge, TN and powered by cheap electricity generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.


Where did the uranium that was used in Hiroshima atomic bomb come from?

The uranium used in the Hiroshima atomic bomb came from the Oak Ridge facility in Tennessee, where it was enriched as part of the Manhattan Project. The uranium used was the isotope uranium-235, which was extracted and purified from natural uranium ore.