Saturday, August 22, 2026

Question: What top-secret project was the Oak Ridge National Laboratory established for?

Answer: The Manhattan Project. Established in 1943 for the top-secret Manhattan Project, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee is the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest science and energy lab. Known as part of the “Secret City,” its X-10 Graphite Reactor was the world’s first continuously operating nuclear reactor.