Hanford Site
网页Take a Virtual Tour. Take a self-guided virtual tour of cleanup projects throughout the Hanford Site. (Discover Hanford) On the Calendar. Attend an upcoming public meeting or provide feedback during an open comment period. (Learn more)
Hanford Site - Wikipedia
网页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 Site - Department of Energy
网页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. Hanford produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium used in the US nuclear weapons stockpile, including materials for the Trinity Test and atomic bombs used ...
Hanford Site | History, Cleanup, & Facts | Britannica
网页6 天之前 · Hanford Site, large U.S. nuclear site established during World War II for the production of plutonium, some of which was used in the first atomic bomb. It is located in south-central Washington , northwest of Richland , and was originally operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a unit of the Manhattan Project and was later administered ...
The Hanford Story
网页2023年10月26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 Nuclear Site - HistoryLink.org
网页Originally known as Hanford Engineer Works, the Hanford Nuclear Site was built in the early 1940s to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, including the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, and effectively ended World War II.
Hanford, WA - Manhattan Project National Historical Park (U.S.
网页2024年7月15日 · For the Manhattan Project, the Hanford Engineer Works produced plutonium at a roughly 600 square mile (1554 sq km) site along the Columbia River in Washington state. The Hanford Site was selected because of an abundant supply of cold Columbia River water needed to cool nuclear reactors, …
Hanford Strategic Vision: 2023-2033 | Department of Energy
网页Hanford’s current mission focuses on preparing to treat millions of gallons of waste in large underground tanks and reducing risks through remediation of contaminated areas, deactivation and decommissioning of facilities, groundwater treatment, and waste management (i.e., waste storage, treatment, and disposal).
Hanford Site Tours
网页2024年8月6日 · Hanford Site Virtual Tours. A virtual tours website is available to the public for self-guided views of cleanup projects throughout the 580-square-mile Hanford Site. Features of the virtual tour include: Over 20 Hanford projects highlighted in a guided tour function that includes program descriptions; Over 40 viewable Hanford map locations
More than $3 billion approved for Hanford Site cleanup – a new …
网页2024年3月11日 · On Saturday, March 9, President Joe Biden signed a historic budget for Hanford Site cleanup work. Hanford received $3.05 billion for 2024 – a $205 million increase from 2023, and the first time Hanford funding has exceeded $3 billion.
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