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- Manhattan Project B Reactor Tours - Hanford SiteSign up for a tour and learn more about the people, events, science, and engineering that led to the creation of the atomic bombs that helped bring an end to World War II. 2024 Tour Season. The U.S. Department of Energy offers free public tours of the B Reactor to people of all ages and nationalities. Planned tour dates in 2024 include:
- Hanford Site | History, Cleanup, & Facts | Britannica(1947–76): Hanford Nuclear Reservation. 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.
- Hanford Site | Department of EnergyHanford produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium used in the US nuclear weapons stockpile, including materials for the Trinity Test and atomic bombs used to help end World War II. Cleanup of the Hanford site is managed by two DOE offices, the Richland Operations Office and the Office of River Protection.
- Hanford Site - WikipediaThe 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.
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