Tucked away in the desert northwest of Richland is the historic B Reactor built during World War II to develop the atomic bomb for the Manhattan Project. During the ride, a friendly guide delivers ...

HANFORD SITE — A clock centered high on a big control panel inside the B Reactor National Historic Landmark says it's 10:48. At this particular time, it isn't. The actual time during this part ...

The B Reactor became the first facility capable ... Though the reactor ceased operations in 1968, it was designated a ...

Editor’s note: On Oct. 16, 2024, about 100 Tri-Cities area leaders and people who worked to preserve Hanford’s historic B Reactor as part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park ...

The one on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington was the first full-scale nuclear reactor in the world. The B Reactor features hundreds of nozzles capping the metal process tubes ...

Tucked away in the desert at the Hanford site northwest of Richland is the historic B Reactor, the world’s first full-scale nuclear reactor built during World War II to develop the atomic bomb.

Gov. Jay Inslee got his first look inside the Hanford site’s historic B Reactor on Friday, and came away impressed not only with the advanced physics achievement but the craftsmanship he saw.