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Hanford: plutonium factory, waste site and now, national historical park

Michael Mays
Michael Mays

In recent years, Hanford is perhaps best known as one of the nation’s most polluted nuclear sites. It is home to a vast, multibillion-dollar project to clean up 56 million gallons of toxic waste, much of it radioactive.

But next month, the Hanford site will acquire an unlikely new distinction: One piece of the nation’s newest national historical park. » More …