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Decatur Barrier Plant Construction

United States · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1943

Percival C. Keith1 April 1943

Decatur · Science / Technology

Construction begins on a plant in Decatur, Illinois, intended to manufacture gaseous-diffusion barrier material for K-25.

Names involved

Percival C. Keith

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