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The World's First Plutonium Factory
This is the B-Reactor at Hanford. Inside this reactor uranium metal was bombarded with neutrons to create plutonium for the Trinity and Nagasaki bombs. The B-Reactor continued to supply America's nuclear arsenal with plutonium until 1968. In 1976 it was designated a National historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. 200 Area, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. November 16, 1984. 
Keywords: Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington
Filename 71.jpg
Album name Rennhack / Hanford
Rating (5 votes) 11111
Date November 16, 1984
Credits Robert Del Tredici - At Work in the Fields of the Bomb
Filesize 36 KiB
Date added Dec 20, 2005
Dimensions 509 x 340 pixels
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