The plutonium for the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was made at Hanford’s B-Reactor. We got a tour of ... documentation of this building and T Plant, he has a shot of the front face that ...

The tube held the first bit of plutonium created at the B Reactor, the world’s first nuclear plant. National Park Service visitors to Hanford’s B Reactor sit in front of the towering front ...

During the ride, a friendly guide delivers an introduction to Hanford history in the remote desert landscape. For those unfamiliar with the area, there’s a lot of information to take in. The B ...

The B Reactor was the first large-scale nuclear ... which is key to cleaning up Hanford. The treatment plant will turn the waste from the deteriorating tanks into glass, which can then be stored ...

Then a ton of this “green” uranium was dissolved and the radioactive iodine that was subsequently released was allowed to waft into the air from the “T plant” at Hanford. The test was run ...

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.

N Reactor and B Plant were deactivated. He also cited improvements in relations with the public, including creation of the Hanford Advisory Board with membership representing a broad range of ...

The Hanford guards will return to work at the Hanford nuclear site 47 days after they were locked out as their contract expired. On Thursday, the Hanford Guards Union approved a contract proposal ...

Hecate identified the large expanse of open ground alongside high-voltage transmission lines at Hanford as a potential site for its plant several ... 20 miles south of B Reactor, the world ...