Technicians working in the ultradry room in the Y-12 Plant (part of the Oak Ridge Reservation at Oak Ridge, Tennessee) wear special air-tight suits to prevent body moisture from damaging nuclear weapons materials.

Technicians working in the ultradry room in the Y-12 Plant (part of the Oak Ridge Reservation at Oak Ridge, Tennessee) wear special air-tight suits to prevent body moisture from damaging nuclear weapons materials. Lithium-deuteride components, which produce the “hydrogen” in hydrogen bombs, must be assembled in such rooms.

Credit: Department of Energy (courtesy Natural Resources Defense Council)