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More Manhattan Project-era buildings are expected to open to the public in Los Alamos

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly two months after Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” was released, Los Alamos County in New Mexico is continuing to see an uptick in visitors and is ...
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Removal of Manhattan Project-era waste begins at Lewiston storage site

LEWISTON, N.Y. — After decades of studies, community meetings, and public outcry, Manhattan Project-era radioactive material is finally being removed from a storage site in Lewiston. "It's great to ...
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Demolition of Manhattan Project-era building underway at Y-12 in Oak Ridge

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Another building that was built for the Manhattan Project at Y-12 is in the process of being demolished. On Tuesday, Y-12 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of ...
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Army Corps begins shipments of Manhattan Project era waste to Texas, instead of Michigan

LEWISTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tells 2 On Your Side that shipments of radioactive material, once bound for a facility in Michigan, are now headed to Texas. Brent LaSpada, ...
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Demolition of largest Manhattan Project-era building at Y-12 in Oak Ridge now complete

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Department of Energy has completed the demolition of a former Manhattan Project-era uranium enrichment building, Alpha-2, to clean up and create space for ...