 Morgantown, Wabash and Alabama were expected to produce , and respectively of heavy water per month, with a concentration of 99.75%.The Morgantown Ordnance Works (MOW) began as an chemical production facility operated by DuPont during the Second World War, with construction on the main facility starting in the summer of 1940.Originally producing ammonia for use in the manufacture of explosives, the MOW also produced alcohol, hexamine, and formaldehyde before being expanded to produce heavy water for use in the P-9 Project.