Epidemiologic Studies

Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

[Draft] History of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1943-1963

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H205 vault

Originating Office: Operations Division

Finding Aids: Index to Central Files Memoranda, 1962-1963

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This report is a rough draft of an historical account of ORNL from 1943 to 1963. The history is divided into three parts. The first, titled "The Plutonium Pilot Plant, 1943-1945," examines the establishment, construction, organization, and early accomplishments of the Clinton Laboratory. Areas of accomplishment include reactor operations, chemical process development and pilot plant demonstration, research and development in physics, chemistry, and engineering, and radiation protection and hazards evaluation. The second part, titled "Post War Transitions," examines the period between 1945 and 1948 when the Clinton Laboratories reoriented the focus of its research and development from the needs of World War II to those of the Cold War. The third part, titled "The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1948 to 1958," examines the establishment of the Laboratory as a permanent institution and chronicles the development and accomplishments of each division.

Data Elements: 2-3, 88