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The construction of the Electromagnetic Plant in Tennessee was a very important phase of the Manhattan District's Electromagnetic Project. The history of that construction is contained in this volume. In addition to the summary and main text, the volume contains appended documents, references, charts and chronologically arranged set of photographs showing the construction progress.
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l'h• oonatruction ot the Eleotromagnetio Plant in Tenneasee wa.a a rh• hiatory ot that conatruotion. troa the beginning tct 1 January 1941• 18 contained. in thia volume. In addition to th• Sunmaey and :nain Ten ologicall7 arranged set ot photo~ph• showing the oonstruction progress. Projeot. Th• title• ot the other volume• are as shown belawt
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Par. No. Pa5• lo. ;-6 The Alpha I Plant; 3.8 3-1 Th• Original. Beta Proo••• Building 3.12 3-1 Conatruotion ot th• 9207 Group 3.21 3-15 '!'he Thircl Beta Proo•H Building 3.22 3-21 Fenoee and Guard Towlra 3.28
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SECTIOW t • UATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTIOW Reoeipt and Distribution Disposal ot Sorap b. Peak Carload. Reoeipta o. Total Car Reoeipta ot Certain Material Labor Reoruitment and Industrial Relations (2) Distant Souroe• ot Labor (3) 1.fllgnitude ot the Labor Probl.. e. Labor Relations and Stoppages (2) Orientatfon or New Dmployeea (3) Sanitation and Publio Health (4) Fire Prevention Inspection
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(1) Cooperation with other Agenolea (3) Publicity and Eduoation (6) Damage by Fire o. Intelligence and Security (l) Clearanoe tor aestrioted Area Stone and i'iebster Engineering Corporation
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mapetio Plut 1• one ot tour 1ncluatr1al plut• at the Clinton Snglmer
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The oon•tl"Uo111on ot the Alpha (9202) and Beta (9203) Chn11try building (9206) waa oon•truot•d tor Beta Ch•~latry.
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and the lleotrioal killtenanoe Shop. l'h•r an ot ateel tnae oonatruoticm with oorruptecl aabeato1 aldin&• the fir•~ traok aa ready tor operatloa oa 10 Septem'ber 19'.a4. A. third Beta
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waa a~thorized 2 April 19145, to handle increased prod~otior& reaultin& to Alpha Cheat.try Bulldin& (9202) &D4 the oonatruotion ot Beta Ohniatr,. 8u1ldin& (9206). Ia June l~, u entirely new group ot Alpha ohealatry feecl u.terial to be obtained troa t.he Ga1 Dilfuaioa Plant. 11118 group ot bulldlnga, knowa aa the 9207 Group, oonaiattld ot a 1i%-1tory proo••• lfoat or the 11tillti•• tor the Y•l2 plant were oonatruotecl ancl operated
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6. Orenhatlou and Peraomiel. - Conatruotion at the Sleotrcnagnetie for operation by the •Jovernment.
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small 1oale laboratory denlopment1 by the reaearch organisation. had of high proportion•. hou11ng a tremendous amount or highly 1peoialised •lectrioal and aeohanioal •quipnent for twmtity production of the urani1111 the building• and auxiliary taoilitiee and to install the equipnent nece1ta1k or interpreting the de1ign drawings and tran1toraing them into a •ready to operate" full 1cale plant. located in an holated part or loar Creek Valley in th• Clinton kgineer Work1. The enterprise included Mnt and erection of material and •quipnent for the proce11 plant and it1 auxiliary faoilitiea. Thie oon1truction consi1ted or more than two hundred buildings and repreaented an expendi tur• or more than three or_ material and labor. cle1ign ohangea and the ever present need i'or seoreoyt plant 11&1 authorised by the Pre1iclent of the United Ste.tee. under authority
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conferred upon him by Conv•H through the Public Lawe known as the War Powra Acta. Aa deacribed in Tolume 1, the Preaid.ent•a approYal of the the Otfioe of Soientitio Reeearoh and J>eTelopment, constituted a din.ctiye to the War Department. J.a the repreeenta.tiTe ot the 'tia.r Department, the Mauhattan D11triot was r9apons1ble for o&rr;ying out the requirements of the di!"ectin. A aptcitic requirement •• the conatruction of an lleotro• 1-4. Adnainiltration. - In adrniniltering the oonatruotion program., the Diatriot lngineer, through the Y•l2 Construction Otf ioer, e11peniaed. the oonatruotion wort pertol'lllllt4 by the Arohit4tet•lngiDler-Conatruotion• llanagement contractor, Stone 6 ..beter &ngineering Corporation. ltone I: Webster pertoraed the 11&jor part ot the oon.atruotio.n with ita own ketman Corporation, the plant operating contractor, &Histed in timl inspection and recOlllll9nd•d tht1t the facilities be accepted by the Gonrnaent as they •r• ooapleted tor operation. aine proo••• buildings, baTing a coabined floor area ot about 2,~,000 1,150,000 aq. tt. racillties in th••• building• not only aerwioe the plant but alao proTide tor the atH4a and •ltar• ot oyer 20,000 operating and adminiatratiTS peraonnel. r.o boiler plants provide central heating tor
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all the buildinge and eteam for the manufacturing proceas, the ateam being dietributed through OTerhead me.in•. lleotric aervice h obtained through a high tenaion network oonnected with the Tennessee Valley Authority power lines at two aain •witching •tat1ons in the area. Water aenioe ii obtained trom the Central Faoilit1e1, treated water by gravity tlow from the Filtration Plant &nd raw water by direct pumping from the prooe11 building• with the olaaaitioation and atorage yards, whioh, in f alley ltoad wae relocated to tera the north boundary of the aanufaotur1ng area e.nd ii the aain aooeH road eonMoting to Scarboro lload and thenoe the road 171tem of the en tin projeot. There are three portals, located along thil road,, through whioh autam.otin equipaent and per1onnel are properly oleared. before entering or leaTing the area. '.ftut entire ll•ctro• re1trioted buildings further bolated by tencing. .l genen.l plan of the plant ii lb.own as .Append.ix 1>12. Photographs which gin an indication ot 1-6. Relationship With fhe Clinton lngineer Wor!!.,• - The llectrolooated ill the Clinton lngineer Work.1 near lnoxrtlle, hnne11ee. It 1• located in a reetricted area of about 825 acres in the oentral 1outh• eastern part of the reaerTation, approximately five miles 1outhwe1t of
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and houaing project ill oonnection with the onr~ll 4-nlopaent (See Looation tranaportatlon, railroad !'nlfnt and other ••••ntl&b by ti. Clinton Plant 11 tb9 larpat induatrial plant in t.he Clinton Snglmer Worka tr0G1 aupplS..d. entirely by the Gaa D1ttualor. Plant.
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the required research, desip:n, proeure!T'9nt, inspeotion and expediting ot eaaential raw raaterials1 the operation ot suoh planta1 and the oonstruotioa ot the plant• and other racilities. One of these plant• •• the Eleotrcaagneti• Plant. The major pan ot the ocmatruoticm of Suepleme:ntal Agreement No. l deleted oertaia 1 teu ot wort an4 eont1ne4 Stone & Webeter'1 responsibility to the eleotranagnetio plant, (Unber1it:,y ot Chicago) and the town ot Ou Ridge. the soop• ot wh.ioh Supplemental Agreemen~ lo. 3 authorised the diapo1ition of Supplemental Agreement No. 4 provided tor ohang•• in the scope ot the work, which included the addition or new raoilitie1 and the oonver-
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slon ot exiating tao111t1e•. aa thie result ot enhanced reed from the 3upplernatal Agreemat No. 5 authorbecl paym.a1' of a portion ot the tee retain•cl• in aa amount no-t; to exoeed. 50""· operator (fe1U1eH•• Eaatman Corporation) requeawcl that the GoTenmen' tiona aa woulcl be requ1nd troa time to timlt, by reaHn ot new diaone ralso recommendecl t:tat a oo:a.t:rao11 be ontored into with Stone & Webater with these l"9com:mendationa and, aoao:td1ngl1. a contraot waa negotiatecl with 3tone and 'lfebater. That oontraot provided that any itea or work deemed. to .tall within the scope or the work. It also prOYided that the oontraotol' organh•. operai» and maintain a machine shop at the Clinton Engineer Work• and pertona such work therein as tru. Contraoting Ottioer might direot. The oontraot turther stipulated that certain work not
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with .the dtone & Web•ter Engineering Corpora'tion• efteotin 2 April 1945, to ooutruo\ thia building {S•• App. 86). Aa ot 1 Julr 1945, wort should pert'ora all conatruotion work with their own tore••, e:xoep\ in oasee whe:a-., ha tlwir opinion, the oampletioa of the taoil1t1•• woulcl negot1ate4 througll Stone ancl Web9ter, or prt. ooatraota wre initiated. 2-4. Stone & i1ebater Suboontraota. - In view ot the prOYiaionl
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Contracting Ottioer. Two euboontraot. for major item• ot 'M>rk wre negotiated under a f'1xe4·f•• arrangement. The eleotncal installation 9820, in the amount ot t7,417,$58.00 included a tee ot $275,000.00. tor wort on the i'ourth Beta Building 1D the amounts ot $733,513.44 and. 2·5• Coat ot Eleotromagpetio Plant estimated cost tor the entire scope ot tri. D3M Projeot waa t66,ooo,ooo, ot vhiah t36,500,ooo was allocated to the Y-12 ?!ant, with the balance tor Engineering, Toms:lte, Adminbtration and Central la.c:ll1t1ee, Raw
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o lus 1 w '.>f find tee•, we.re as lo llows 1 Of' the above total ooat of ti10 threo oontraota, approxLaately These tieuraa do not include the £1.xed fees.
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llme1ton• ot th9 Knoa tormation. Excavation tor the third Alpha proo••• entift ahattered l1me1ton.e formati01D. Following a general grouting of oonatruotioa ot the 'building wa1 ready to start again. (See App. 87). oa the third Alpha building. eztreme oare •• takea i:a the aubeequen11
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