The Hanford Nuclear Site, a highly radioactive location that contains two-thirds of the nation's waste by volume. The site is known for manufacturing plutonium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. We will cover the activities of the Hanford nuclear site from its beginning to the present as well as the involvement of the United States government. The nuclear site holds many mysteries and unanswered questions, but here's what's available. The activities at the Hanford nuclear site are a mystery, but the information made public is what is available. The Hanford Nuclear Site was established in 1943 to produce plutonium for use in nuclear weapons such as the two atomic bombs dropped during World War II. The nuclear site housed the world's first large-scale plutonium production reactor, known as Reactor B or 105. -B. The site also contained 3 nuclear reactors: 105-B, 105-D and 105-F and three plutonium processing canyons: 221-T, 221-B and 221-U. In 1945, after the end of the war, the site constructed 554 buildings. Special nuclear materials...