[FONT=Verdana]The massive K-25 uranium enrichment plant took the federal government only 18 months to build. It's taking much more time to tear down.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The site in Oak Ridge is now called the East Tennessee Technology Park. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]The Department of Energy has been cleaning it up and tearing down some buildings to make room for a private industrial park. Work began in 1996 and it's still ongoing. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Completion has been pushed back to the summer of 2009. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The K-25 building is vacant and in disrepair. It was built during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project to build bombs. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee is in charge of finding companies to relocate to the park. Currently 25 companies are tenants. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]K-25 is the name of one building on the site and the name for the entire 1500 acres that includes many buildings. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The K-25 building is slated to be torn down next year. [/FONT]