Hanford Site 101

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. Hanford produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium used in the US nuclear weapons stockpile, including materials for the Trinity test and atomic bombs used to help end World War II. Cleanup of the Hanford Site is managed by two DOE offices, the Richland Operations Office and the Office of River Protection. Watch the video above to learn more about the Hanford Site.
This is an October 2021 video about the Office of Environmental Management's mission at the Hanford Site.