23. Nuclear domponents are produced in some instances under
contracts administered by the AEC Division of Production and in
other instances under contracts administered by the ALOO.
Following is a list of contractors for production of nuclear
components and the operations they perform:
Operation
Contractor
Mound Laboratory
Monsanto Chemical Co.
Miamisburg, Ohio
Produces initiators for both
removable-capsule and sealed-pit
type nuclear components.
General Electric Company
Produces external initiators for
Pinellas Peninsula Plant
sealed-pit weapons.
Clearwater, Florida
Union Carbide Nuclear Company
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
(Division of Production)
Produces U235 and enricned
lithium.
Febricates D 38
(depleted uranium) components,
urenium 235 corponents, and
components for secondary of
thermonuclear weapons.
General Electric Company
Hanford, Washington
Produces plutonium and fabricates
plutonium components.
E.
Produces plutonium, deuterium,
and tritium and fabricates gasboosting components.
(Division of Production)
I. duPont de Nemours & Cc.
Aiken,
S.C.
(Division of Production)
Rocky Fiats Plant
Dow Chemical Company
Denver,
Colorado
Fabricates plutonium and U235
components;
issues production
engineering specifications;
performs all final insrection
and assembly of nuclear compons.
into capsules and sealed-pits.
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DOL ARCHIVES
TEST OPERATIONS
eu, Testing operations are conducted at a continental
testing site,
Nevada Test Site, Mercury, Nevada, under the
control of the AEC,
and at an overseas site, Eniwetok Proving
Ground, Eniwetok and Bikini Atolis, uncer the controi of the AEC
and a Joint Tesi Force of the Department of Defense.
operational phase of an overseas test,
Task Fore2,
During the
the Ccmmancer, Joint
represents both the AEC and t.re wD.
- Vy.
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