Hanford was a city in the Tri-city southern part of Washington State. During WWII it became the 4th largest city in Washington—and only one percent of workers knew what the work was for.
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Resources to learn more about Hanford:
SAFE AS MOTHER’S MILK: THE HANFORD PROJECT
A website and installation project examining the atomic history of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Hanford’s Dirty Secret– and it’s not 56 million gallons of nuclear waste
Q: Where is the Hanford Nuclear Site?
A: Hanford nuclear Site is located on the Columbia River in Washington State, USA
When was Hanford built?
DuPont began building the nuclear facility in 1941.
Is Hanford Safe?
Hanford is the largest cleanup site in the Western Hemisphere
What did Hanford produce?
During WWII Hanford produced fuel for the atomic bomb, plutonium.
When will Hanford be cleaned up?
For at least another 75 years. Learn more at Hanford Challenge.
Why was Hanford chosen for the Manhattan Project?
It had sufficient land and a source of power with the Columbia River, with smaller cities to evict than alternatives.
Anne Faye Jones 