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On Senate floor, Alexander honors nuclear workers, Bill Wilcox, Calutron Girls

Sen. Lamar Alexander spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday in honor of nuclear weapons program workers. Among those he honored were Bill Wilcox and the Calutron Girls. Wilcox was a...

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Ed Westcott: Chief photographer in Oak Ridge during WWII, Muddy Boot winner...

He was one of the first workers hired in Oak Ridge as part of the top-secret race to build the world’s first atomic bombs during World War II. At only 20 years old, he became the chief photographer for...

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Wanted: ‘Calutron Girls’

  Submitted Wanted! “Calutron Girls” who worked at Y-12 during the Manhattan Project. The Japanese Public Broadcasting Corporation wants to produce a documentary film to commemorate the end of World...

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DOE deputy secretary meets two ‘Calutron Girls’ at Y-12

  When Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall was in Oak Ridge last week, she met two “Calutron Girls” at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Peggy Stuart and Ruth Huddleston both came...

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Panel discussion to feature author, Y-12 Manhattan Project workers

Best-selling author Denise Kiernan will host a panel discussion with women employed at Oak Ridge during the top-secret Manhattan Project of World War II. The panel discussion will start at 6 p.m....

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Did you know? Five facts about ‘Calutron Girls’ at Y-12

  Information from U.S. Department of Energy Did you know? “Calutron Girls” were young women hired to work at the Y-12 site in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project in World War II. Many were just out...

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