Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Winona Schiepel

TechnicianOak Ridge, TN

K-25 Plant
Manhattan Project Veteran

Winona Schiepel was as a civilian contractor for various projects in the K-25 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Her work included testing the extensive piping throughout the complex and fixing the filaments in light bulbs. She did not know the purpose of her work in Oak Ridge, and was surprised to learn that it had been dedicated to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Related Profiles

William Yadasz

Los Alamos, NM

William Yadasz was a staff worker at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

John P.H. Kelly

Hanford, WA

E. W. Baker

Hanford, WA

Baker worked at the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project. 

J. P. Speed

Oak Ridge, TN

J. P. Speed worked for the Poe Piping & Heating Company.