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Protecting America's Future — The Y-12 National Security Complex stands ready to address the existing and emerging national security challenges facing our nation and our world today.

Videos

Videos

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  • A Nuclear Family (Trailer)

    A Nuclear Family (Series Trailer) (1:11)  Captioned View

    Beginning Thursday, January 26, at 9 p.m., East Tennessee PBS will premiere A Nuclear Family: Y‑12 National Security Complex. This four-part series, conceived and produced by Y‑12 Historian Ray Smith and Y‑12 Video Services, will give viewers never-before-seen glimpses into the world-changing work done in Oak Ridge.

  • A Nuclear Family: I've Seen It

    Episode 1: I've Seen It (26:42)  Captioned View

    The lives of East Tennesseans changed after the U.S. declared war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.

  • A Nuclear Family: The Manhattan District

    Episode 2: The Manhattan District (26:40)  Captioned View

    Learn our World War II era story and the contribution Oak Ridge and Y-12 made to restoring peace.

  • A Nuclear Family: A Race For Peace

    Episode 3: A Race For Peace (26:40)  Captioned View

    After helping to win World War II, Y-12’s “can do” attitude helped us meet Cold War challenges.

  • A Nuclear Family: Lifting The Veil

    Episode 4: Lifting The Veil (26:41)  Captioned View

    Y-12 shifts focus from winning the Cold War to the emerging threat of terrorism, preventing the spread of nuclear material and an even broader scope of challenges to keep our world safe.