DOE Hanford Site - 100 D Area
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D Reactor was one of the three original reactors built in World War II. The reactor next to it is known as DR, or the D Replacement. DR Reactor was built in 1949-50 because Hanford scientists thought D Reactor was going to fail and they wanted to take advantage of the D Reactor pumphouse and other support buildings. However, they solved D Reactor's problems and the two reactors operated side-by-side until the mid-1960s. The Control Room of D Reactor is housed in the Smithsonian Museum, but is currently not on display.
Bechtel Hanford, Inc. is working to place D and DR Reactors into safe storage, or the "cocooned" state. Cleanup of soil in the 100-D Area began in 1996. Since then over 600,000 tons of contaminated soil has been moved away from the nearby Columbia River to the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility. A private, commercial subcontractor under Bechtel's management is performing the work.
D Reactor was one of the three original reactors built in World War II. The reactor next to it is known as DR, or the D Replacement. DR Reactor was built in 1949-50 because Hanford scientists thought D Reactor was going to fail and they wanted to take advantage of the D Reactor pumphouse and other support buildings. However, they solved D Reactor's problems and the two reactors operated side-by-side until the mid-1960s. The Control Room of D Reactor is housed in the Smithsonian Museum, but is currently not on display.
Bechtel Hanford, Inc. is working to place D and DR Reactors into safe storage, or the "cocooned" state. Cleanup of soil in the 100-D Area began in 1996. Since then over 600,000 tons of contaminated soil has been moved away from the nearby Columbia River to the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility. A private, commercial subcontractor under Bechtel's management is performing the work.
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Coordinates: 46°41'31"N 119°32'13"W
- DOE Hanford Site - 100 N Area 3.3 km
- DOE Hanford Site - 100 H Area 4 km
- DOE Hanford Site - 100 F Area 6.2 km
- DOE Hanford Site - 100 K Area 6.3 km
- DOE Hanford Site - 200 East Area 14 km
- DOE Hanford Site - Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) 17 km
- DOE Hanford Site - 200 West Area 17 km
- North Antelope Rochelle Mine 1164 km
- Sherco Power Plant 1977 km
- Retenue de Petit-Saut 7812 km
- Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge 3.7 km
- DOE Hanford Site -- Hanford Nuclear Reservation 17 km
- Fitzner-Eberardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve 24 km
- Priest Rapids Lake 31 km
- Lake Wallula 42 km
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park 46 km
- Yakima Training Center 50 km
- Lake Wanapum 59 km
- Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility 62 km
- Wenatchee National Forest 126 km