Metallurgical Laboratory Information Location Chicago, Illinois The University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (Met Lab) was involved in early uranium metallurgical work as part of the Manhattan Project. The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was...
Lindsay Light and Chemical Company Information Location West Chicago, Illinois Lindsay Light and Chemical was a commercial processor of monazite sands, which yield several commercially valuable products, including the radioactive metal thorium. The Manhattan Engineer...
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Information Location 4700 West Montrose Dolton, Illinois Records indicate that Armour Research Foundation may have tested radioactive materials for National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald), specifically test quantities of materials other...
International Register Information Location 1716 West Pershing Road Chicago, Illinois International Register was involved in the development of uranium machining techniques for the Metallurgical Lab and the Manhattan Project. Records indicate that a test of centerless...
GSA 39th Street Warehouse Information Location 1716 West Perching Road Chicago, Illinois The 39th Street Warehouse was occupied by the Metallurgical Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory until approximately 1949. Activities in the building included the storage of...
Great Lakes Carbon Corporation Information Location 30th and State Streets Chicago, Illinois In 1952, the Great Lakes Carbon Corp. studied graphite for the Atomic Energy Commission and in 1958 it did some Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) fuel work for Argonne... 