The design allowed the reactor to produce plutonium-239 by irradiating naturally occurring uranium with neutrons. Visitors to Hanford’s B Reactor see the towering front face of the reactor.

The design allowed the reactor to produce plutonium-239 by irradiating naturally occurring uranium with neutrons. Visitors to Hanford’s B Reactor see the towering front face of the reactor.

Hanford's decommissioned B Reactor became part of the three-site Manhattan Project National Historical Park in November 2015. Hanford is a place of profound contrast.

Richland, WA The public will get a chance to tour B Reactor, the main attraction of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’ s Hanford site, before it is shut down for repairs later this ...

Local News Northwest Travel Hanford B Reactor will soon close for tourists. What to know if you go July 15, 2024 at 1:25 pm By Larissa Babiak ...

Workers lifted a 1,000-ton reactor out of the ground Wednesday at Hanford and started it on its way to a disposal site on the nuclear reservation. The reactor was used in the 1960s to test fuel ...

Now’s the time to visit Hanford B Reactor. What you’ll see inside the historic WA site By Larissa Babiak Updated July 18, 2024 11:28 AM ...

The B Reactor at the Hanford site was the world’s first full-scale nuclear reactor. Here, scientists and engineers pioneered the technology behind nuclear reactors.

Free tours at the Hanford site’s historic B Reactor in Eastern Washington are extended through October 2024.