DuPont Company Savannah River Plant, defense waste processing facility photograph
Creation: 1983Abstract
The Savannah River Plant was built near Aiken, South Caroline, and manufactured plutonium and tritium for the U.S. nuclear program. This item is a color photograph of the architect's rendering.
Dates
- Creation: 1983
Creator
- Savannah River Plant (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 photographic print : color ; 20 x 25 in.
Historical Note
The DuPont Company's Atomic Energy Division was created when the company became involved in the Manhattan Project (the multi-component program to develop the atomic bomb), which began in the fall of 1942. The United States government asked the DuPont Company to serve as a subcontractor to design a plutonium separation plant.
The Savannah River Plant was built near Aiken, South Caroline, and manufactured plutonium and tritium for the U.S. nuclear program. The plant was designed and built between 1949 and 1955 and was operated by DuPont until March 31, 1989, when it was turned over to the Westinghouse Corporation.
Scope and Content
This item is a color photograph of the architect's rendering.
Location
Drawer A-11.
Access Restrictions
This item is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- DuPont Company Savannah River Plant, defense waste processing facility photograph
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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