On this day in 1945, the Manhattan Project revealed that over 25,000 mice were used to determine if radiation affected the workers in the atomic bomb plants. Here is a British Movietone report showing the plant at Oakridge, Tennessee where the atomic bomb was developed.
We take a look inside the huge plant at Oakridge, Tennessee where the atomic bomb was developed.
Good view of exterior plant. Inside, scientists at work, taking lead vessels to and from ovens. Handling same on 6ft poles. Caution taken by scientists, containers - "Danger handle carefully".
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