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Larson was one of the original scientists whose life was largely devoted to nuclear energy. I first encountered Clarence Larson in 1945, when I moved from the Chicago Manhattan Project to the X-10 plutonium plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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The separated U-235 was caught in stainless steel and graphite receiving dishes; once caught, U-235 would be purified chemically. Because the yield was so low, the Y-12 plant was not successful until Clarence Larson suggested that all the stainless steel be replaced by copper.
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. Clarence Larson's reputation as a knowledgeable and judicious administrator leci him to become commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission in September 1969.
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