Hanford Site - Wikipedia
The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It has also been known as Site W and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Hanford Field Office - Department of Energy
The Hanford site, a 580-square-mile section of semi-arid desert in southeast Washington, was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project to produce plutonium for national defense.
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The Hanford Story - Hanford Site
2024年10月17日 · This is the seventh chapter of The Hanford Story, a multimedia presentation that provides an overview of the Hanford Site—its history, today's cleanup activities, and a glimpse into the possibilities of future uses of the 580-square-mile government site in southeast Washington State.
Hanford, WA - Manhattan Project National Historical Park (U.S.
The Hanford Site was selected because of an abundant supply of cold Columbia River water needed to cool nuclear reactors, ample available hydroelectric power, mild climate, excellent transportation facilities, and distance from major population centers.
Hanford Mission - Hanford Site
2024年11月13日 · At its peak, this national weapons complex consisted of 16 major sites, including vast reservations of land in the States of Idaho, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. Nowhere in the DOE Complex is cleanup more challenging than at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington.
Hanford overview - Washington State Department of Ecology
Our priority is to oversee cleanup of the Hanford Site and ensure the protection of the area's land, air, and water for current and future generations. Highlighted below are just some of the site's most important facilities or cleanup projects and their current status.
Hanford: Directions & Map - U.S. National Park Service
2024年9月24日 · The Hanford Site and the communities of Richland, West Richland, Pasco and Kennewick are all part of the Tri-Cities region in southeastern Washington. Our park visitor center is in Richland at 2000 Logston Blvd., Richland, WA 99354.
The Hanford Site is America's most contaminated nuclear …
2024年12月17日 · In a story for the Spokesman-Review, farmer Tom Bailie described the town of Ringold, Washington, about 11 miles southeast of the Hanford Site, as having unusually high rates of cancer. The story's reporter, Karen Dorn Steele, later found the government had conducted a test in 1949 to learn more about how the radioisotope Iodine 131 moved ...
Hanford Site | History, Cleanup, & Facts | Britannica
Hanford Site, large nuclear site near Richland, Washington, where plutonium for atomic bombs was produced during World War II.