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In 1943, US built an entire city, and it didn't exist on a single map

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a secret city of 75,000 people during World War II. This hidden community was established for the Manhattan Project's atomic bomb development. Residents worked on crucial tasks without knowing the overall purpose of their efforts. The city remained invisible to the public until the atomic bombs…

The Economic Times

‘Here’s a script for the bathroom’: US government nuclear physicist arrested on child sex charges

Exclusive details: After his arrest for propositioning a 16-year-old, top government nuclear physicist Andrew Worrall, 56, is no longer employed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a spokeswoman told The Independent

The Independent UK

Why Oklo's Surge Could Be Just the Beginning—The Pact That Changed Everything

Oklo's share price hit record highs after a new US–UK tech and nuclear cooperation deal, with investors betting on the firm's Aurora advanced reactor, an Oak Ridge fuel-recycling project, and a planned Air Force microreactor—despite ongoing losses and licensing hurdles.

International Business Times UK

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Utility to buy power from advanced nuclear plant to fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google data centers

The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama

The Independent UK

Centrus Energy Expands Uranium Enrichment Operations In Tennessee

Centrus Energy's million expansion in Oak Ridge to boost domestic uranium enrichment and support U.S. nuclear energy goals.

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The angst of ‘Oppenheimer’ resonates with me. My dad sacrificed for the atomic bomb too.

At a family party in Wisconsin in 2018, my cousin, the family chronicler, said, “Your father didn’t die from smoking. He died from exposure to toxins at Oak Ridge.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Nation’s No. 1 linebacker Justin Williams on joining Georgia: ‘It feels like family’

Here's how Oak Ridge (Texas) five-star linebacker Justin Williams announced his commitment to the Bulldogs.

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