E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Atomic Energy Division.

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Du Pont's Atomic Energy Division built and operated the Savannah River Plant near Aiken, S.C., to produce plutonium and tritium for the U.S. nuclear program. The plant was constructed between 1949 and 1955 and operated by Du Pont until March 31, 1989, when it was turned over to the Westinghouse Corporation. A more complete history may be found under the main entry (DEHV91-A238).

From the description of Engineering records, 1951-1983. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86119152

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Atomic bomb
Heavy water reactors
Hydrogen bomb
Nuclear energy
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear physics
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear weapons
Plutonium
Radioactive wastes
Uranium
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Active 1951

Active 1983

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