 The Woolworth Building, headquarters of Kellex | |
| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Nuclear material |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Defunct | 1950 |
| Fate | Acquired by Vitro Corporation |
| Headquarters | Lower Manhattan, New York , U.S. |
| Products | Enriched uranium |
| Parent | M. W. Kellogg Company |
The Kellex Corporation was a wholly owned subsidiary of M. W. Kellogg Company. Kellex was formed in 1942 so that Kellogg's operations relating to the Manhattan Project could be kept separate and secret.[1] "Kell" stood for "Kellogg" and "X" for secret.[2] The new company's goal was to design a facility for the production of enriched uranium through gaseous diffusion. In gaseous diffusion, isotopes of Uranium-235 could be separated from Uranium-238 by turning uranium metal into uranium hexafluoride gas and straining it through a barrier material.[3]
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