The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It has also been known as Site W and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Hanford was a small agricultural community in Benton County, Washington, United States. It and White Bluffs were depopulated in 1943 in order to make room for the nuclear production facility known as the Hanford Site. The town was located in what is now the "100F" sector of the site.

Jul 15, 2024 · Visit Hanford (Tri-Cities) and explore all the different ways you can learn about the Manhattan Project.

Mar 4, 2025 · The Hanford site, a 580-square-mile section of semi-arid desert in southeast Washington, was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project to produce plutonium for national defense.

Take a self-guided virtual tour of cleanup projects throughout the Hanford Site. (Discover Hanford) Attend an upcoming public meeting or provide feedback during an open comment period. (Learn more)

The story of the Manhattan Project at Hanford encompasses historic facilities and educational centers with the National Park Service, the US Department of Energy and the communities where Hanford workers and their families lived, which are all part of the Tri-Cities region today.

Sep 24, 2024 · At the roughly 600-square mile (965 sq km) Hanford Site, the Army Corps of Engineers and the DuPont Corporation built massive plutonium production facilities along the Columbia River in Washington State and forever transformed the site …

Oct 17, 2024 · This is the seventh chapter of The Hanford Story, a multimedia presentation that provides an overview of the Hanford Site—its history, today's cleanup activities, and a glimpse into the possibilities of future uses of the 580-square-mile government site in southeast Washington State.

Mar 14, 2025 · Hanford Site, large nuclear site near Richland, Washington, where plutonium for atomic bombs was produced during World War II.

A virtual guide to the communities displaced when the federal government inaugurated the Manhattan Project on the Hanford Site in 1943. Funded by the Benton County, Washington Historical Preservation Grant.