Destination Moon: Sprodj Plant and Oak Ridge's X-10 Similar?

Hi folks! Some interesting similarities here between the fictional Sprodj plant in "Destination Moon" and my home city's Manhattan Project-era plants and reactors, specifically X-10 and the Graphite Reactor.

Check out page 9, frame 2 of Destination Moon and this image:
http://sunsite.utk.edu/westcott/aerial2.htm

Page 13, bottom large frame and this page:
http://www.ornl.gov/info/news/cco/graphite.htm

Better images:
http://www.hibbing.tec.mn.us/programs/dept/chem/abomb/page_id_33009.ht ml

Just something neat. I've been to both numerous times (they're open for tours now, newer facilities are in place,) and the similarities are amazing.

Courtney

Indeed, the general view of the plant seen in Explorers on the Moon (p.1) looks very much like
http://www.hibbing.tec.mn.us/programs/dept/chem/abomb/K25_Aerial.jpg

Thanks Yamilah! I used to wonder if I really lived in Sprodj as a little girl because of those similarities to places I knew well :) It brings back good memories.