Demystifying Nuclear Power: Hanford Nuclear Reservation Belches a Deadly Warning

Demystifying Nuclear Power: Hanford Nuclear Reservation Belches a Deadly Warning

Located in Washington State, near the majestic Columbia River, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is a site of grimly historic significance, linked to the bombing of Nagasaki and the Cold War nuclear arms race. The site was chosen in 1943 because its ample supply of water could be used to cool the nine atomic reactors designed to make Plutonium for A bombs. That water was drawn from the majestic Columbia River that further downstream creates the border between Washington and Oregon. 

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