The Hanford Nuclear Site, a highly radioactive site that contains two-thirds of the country's waste by volume. The site is known for producing plutonium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. We will cover the activities within the Hanford nuclear site from inception to the present and the involvement of the US government. The nuclear site hides many mysteries and unanswered questions, but this is what is available. The activities inside the Hanford nuclear site are a mystery, but the information released to the public is what is available. The Hanford nuclear site was first established in 1943 to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons such as the two atomic bombs dropped in World War II. The nuclear site hosted the world's first large-scale plutonium production reactor, known as Reactor B or 105. -B. The site also contained 3 nuclear reactors 105-B, 105-D and 105-F and three plutonium processing canyons 221-T, 221-B and 221-U. During 1945, after the end of the war, 554 buildings were constructed on the site. Special nuclear materials...
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