Tagged: B Reactor

Hanford Nuclear Reactor
6:01 am
Mon July 9, 2012

Hanford's B Reactor Could Help Remember History, Spur Economy

Credit Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy
In this photo from World War II, B Reactor can be seen between the water towers on the right side of the photo, along with other facilities that supported the reactor.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell made a visit to Richland, Washington Friday to highlight how creating a B Reactor National Historical Park would create jobs and spur tourism in southeast Washington. The B Reactor at Hanford was the world’s first full-scale plutonium production facility. Correspondent Anna King has more.

Senator Maria Cantwell believes despite its dark history, Hanford has an important lesson to share.

“There is a scientific story here about scientific accomplishment,” she says.

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