8-7  Abel DeHaan

Responsibilities:

Uranium Chemistry

Specialty:

Reprocessing of enriched uranium from Y-12 beta tracks.

Manhattan Project Contribution:

Developed processes for salvaging enriched uranium from calutron components.

Most Rewarding Experience:

Meeting my wife on VJ Day!

Most Memorable Story:

An occasional exciting occurrence at Y12 was the inadvertent release of phosgene gas from the reactors of the primary recycling facility. When this happened, everyone retreated upwind until it dissipated, then returned to work as if nothing had happened.