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Nov. 16, 2022 - Hanford turns past into tourist destination
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Hanford turns its nuclear past into a tourist destination.
The spot where the U.S. processed plutonium to fuel WWII bombs is Eastern Washington's newest attraction.
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Nov. 16, 2022 - Hanford turns past into tourist destination
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The spot where the U.S. processed plutonium to fuel WWII bombs is Eastern Washington's newest attraction.
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Hanford is turning its nuclear past into a tourist destination.
The spot where the US processed plutonium to fuel World War II atomic bombs is Eastern Washington's newest attraction.
Built in 1943 and in 1944 and shut down since 1968, the Manhattan Project B reactor is now a tourist attraction.
The US Department of Energy and the National Park Service offer public tours of the world's first industrial-size nuclear reactor, beginning with a 25-mile bus ride from the northwest Richland visitor center into the nuclear site.
The B Reactor is actually one of the three tourist attractions associated with the Hanford site.
The second destination, LIGO Exploration Center, opened in September and invites science enthusiasts of all ages to dive into astrophysics.
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