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thumb|upright=1.3|The K-25 building of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant aerial view, looking southeast. The mile-long building, in the shape of a "U", was completely demolished in 2013.

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  • Background
  • Gaseous diffusion
  • Organization
  • Codename
  • Research and development
  • Diffusers
  • Pumps
  • Barriers
  • Construction
  • Power plant
  • Gaseous diffusion plant
  • Other buildings
  • Operations
  • Closure and demolition
  • Commemoration
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.3|The K-25 building of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant aerial view, looking southeast. The mile-long building, in the shape of a "U", was completely demolished in 2013.

K-25 was the codename given by the Manhattan Project to the program to produce enriched uranium for atomic bombs using the gaseous diffusion method. Originally the codename for the product, over time it came to refer to the project, the production facility located at the Clinton Engineer Works in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the main gaseous diffusion building, and ultimately the site. When it was built in 1944, the four-story K-25 gaseous diffusion plant was the world's largest building, comprising over of floor space and a volume of .

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