Hanford Site
Also known as: Hanford Project · Hanford Works · Hanford Engineer Works · HEW · Hanford Nuclear Reservation · HNR · The Hanford Site
- 1It is located in Benton County, Washington, on the Columbia River.
- 2The site was established in 1943 for the Manhattan Project.
- 3It housed the B Reactor, the world's first full-scale plutonium production reactor.
- 4Plutonium from this site was used in the Trinity test and the Nagasaki bombing.
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.
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plutonium production facility for the Manhattan Project
This site housed the B Reactor, which produced the plutonium used in the Fat Man bomb design.
The Hanford Site, also known as Site W or the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, was a critical nuclear production complex located along the Columbia River in Washington state. Established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, it played a vital role in the development of the first atomic weapons.
Hanford High School before residents were displaced by the creation of the Hanford SiteWikimedia CommonsHanford High School after abandonmentWikimedia CommonsHanford workers line up for paychecks.Wikimedia CommonsB Reactor construction (1944)Wikimedia CommonsWorkers lay the graphite neutron moderator of B Reactor during construction.Wikimedia CommonsThe 224-T plant under construction, showing the transfer pipesWikimedia CommonsAs part of regular health physics procedures, a laboratory assistant checks a pocket ionization chamber at a minometer.Wikimedia CommonsHanford D and DR ReactorsWikimedia CommonsCocooned H ReactorWikimedia Commons; Department of Energy; https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/HReactor; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image)B Reactor at Hanford - After the Concrete Wall Repairs and Painting was Completed Public domain Public domain false false This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government...Wikimedia Commons; US DOE Photographer; http://www.doedigitalarchive.doe.gov/ImageDetailView.cfm?ImageID=2012786&page=search&pageid=thumb; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image)Picture of the FFTF facility at US DOE Hanford, Description from fas.org: Hanford Site Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Photo Date: 09 November 1978 Photo Number: 094 005 001 The Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF), located on the Hanford Site in eastern Washington, is a 400-megawatt thermal reactor cooled by liquid sodium....Wikimedia Commons; http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/doe_hanford_fftf_01.htm; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) The site was home to the B Reactor, which holds the distinction of being the world's first full-scale plutonium production reactor. The plutonium manufactured at this facility was used in the Trinity test and the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki.