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Title
FLEMING-151 Front
Date(s)
- c. 1970 (Creation)
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- In January 1943, Hanford was chosen by the Federal government as the site for the world�s first full-scale plutonium production plants. It was considered an ideal place because of the remote location, the access to railroad systems, the proximity to the Columbia River needed for cooling the reactors, and the abundance of hydroelectric power generated from dams along the river. The Hanford 300 Area was constructed and operated as a reactor fuel fabrication and laboratory complex. circa 1970.
- Printed on front: Hanford 300 Area, Washington