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Middlesex Sampling Plant, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
This complex was one of a number of American companies chosen by the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission to process uranium for use in the development of atomic weapons. From 1943-1967 the plant processed, sampled, blended, and stored uranium, beryllium, and thorium ore before sending it to other companies for refining. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Middlesex Sampling Plant, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
This complex was one of a number of American companies chosen by the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission to process uranium for use in the development of atomic weapons. From 1943-1967 the plant processed, sampled, blended, and stored uranium, beryllium, and thorium ore before sending it to other companies for refining. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
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Middlesex Sampling Plant, Process Building, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
The process building was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium ore for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the development of atomic weapons. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Middlesex Sampling Plant, Process Building, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
The process building was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium ore for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the development of atomic weapons. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Middlesex Sampling Plant, Boiler House, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
The boiler house heated the process building that was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the development of atomic weapons. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Middlesex Sampling Plant, Boiler House, 239 Mountain Ave Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ
The boiler house heated the process building that was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the development of atomic weapons. This work was part of a top-secret nationwide fabricating effort during World War II to develop an atom bomb, and post-war, to create atomic weapons as part of President Harry S Truman`s Cold War policy of military supremacy over the Soviet Union. ... Read More Read Less
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
