Y-12 National Security Complex
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Highlights of Y-12’s History | Y-12 National Security Complex
View highlights by decade since Y‑12's initial planning and wartime mission starting in 1942 through its current missions today. Click a decade below to show its highlights.
History - Y-12 National Security Complex
On February 18, 1943, in the midst of the second World War, ground was broken in rural East Tennessee for the first production building at the Y‑12 Electromagnetic Separation Plant. The plant’s job was to make enough enriched uranium for a new kind of bomb, an atomic bomb.
About - Y-12 National Security Complex
The Y‑12 National Security Complex is a premier manufacturing facility dedicated to making our nation and the world a safer place and plays a vital role in the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Security Enterprise. Y‑12 helps ensure a safe and effective U.S. nuclear weapons deterrent.
Careers | Y-12 National Security Complex
Patriotic, safety-first, and detail-minded, the team at Y-12 works in unison to maintain the U.S. nuclear stockpile, reduce global threats, and ensure that the U.S. Navy has the nuclear fuel it needs to meet its mission.
Mission - Y-12 National Security Complex
Nuclear Deterrence Y-12's core mission is to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is essential to national security. Global Security We train nuclear industry professionals, emergency responders and security forces from around the world. Naval Reactors
Visiting Us - Y-12 National Security Complex
First and foremost, the Y‑12 National Security Complex resides in an especially beautiful part of our state in a valley between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Mountains. Y‑12 is located in the City of Oak Ridge, just minutes away from …
Uranium Processing Facility - Y-12 National Security Complex
The National Nuclear Security Administration is constructing a modern Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) to support key missions of the Y-12 National Security Complex and ensure the long-term viability, safety and security of enriched uranium capabilities in the United States.
Contact - Y-12 National Security Complex
Mail and Shipping delivery address information: Standard Mailing Address (United States Postal Service): Y-12 National Security Complex Attn: (intended recipient) P.O. Box 2009 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-#### (Appropriate Mailstop) Overnight/Common Carrier Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS packages): Y-12 National Security Complex Attn: (intended recipient) 765 Perimeter Road, K-1065D Oak Ridge ...
News | Y-12 National Security Complex
6 days ago · OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Infrastructure recently presented Excellence Awards to teams supporting infrastructure at Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant.