Benton County, Washington
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Benton County is a county in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 206,873. The county seat is Prosser, and its most populous city is Ken
Benton County Courthouse
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Exterior of the Hanford B Reactor, 2018
Kiona Vineyard in the Red Mountain AVA looking northwest toward Rattlesnake Mountain
Hanford Site
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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 bee
Benton County, Washington
…acreage account for about one-third of the total land area of Benton County. The most significant holding is the United States Department of Energy's Hanford Site, most of which has restricted public access. Hanford is a hub for "nuclear tourism" due to its role in the Manhattan Project and Cold War. Part of the…
Nuclear reactors line the riverbank at the Hanford Site along the Columbia River in January 1960. The N Reactor is in the foreground, with the twin KE and KW Reactors in the immediate background. The historic B Reactor, the world's first plutonium production reactor, is visible in the distance.
Hanford High School before residents were displaced by the creation of the Hanford Site
Hanford High School after abandonment
Hanford workers line up for paychecks.