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Actually the Hanford site goes back to the manhatten project where it was used to produce plutonium and since that time continued to produce the fuel for our nu
by erentz 9y ago
Actually the Hanford site goes back to the manhatten project where it was used to produce plutonium and since that time continued to produce the fuel for our nuclear arsenal during the Cold War. One of the original reactors from the manhatten project is now open for tours and its fascinating to visit. Highly recommend for anyone nearby in the PNW to check it out. (Google "manhatten project b reactor".)
- tanderson92 9y agoThe point is that the Hanford site is unrelated to the future use of nuclear for energy production, not that in the past nuclear energy production and nuclear defense have been entwined.