A Study on Hanford Nuclear Waste Site

Authors(3) :-J. Sree Naga Chaitanya, Dr. K. Chandramouli, B. S. Pavan

This article introduces the readers to the background of the Hanford Site, the nation's first operational plutonium production facility. The founding and fundamental operational history of the Hanford Site is covered in this essay, along with construction and operations during World War II, three significant postwar expansions (1947–1955), the production peaks (1956–1963), production phase-downs (1964–the present), a brief introduction spurt (1984–1986), the end of the cold war, and the start of the waste cleanup mission. This essay examines original primary source research regarding the Hanford site's waste history. The study concludes by putting the ongoing waste remediation efforts at the Hanford site in the broader context of American and global history.

Authors and Affiliations

J. Sree Naga Chaitanya
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NRI Institute of Technology, Visadala (V), Medikonduru (M), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. K. Chandramouli
Professor & HOD, Department of Civil Engineering, NRI Institute of Technology, Visadala (V), Medikonduru (M), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
B. S. Pavan
B. Tech Scholar Department of Civil Engineering, NRI Institute of Technology, Visadala (V), Medikonduru (M), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Hanford site, Cold war, World War-II, Plutonium production and remediation efforts.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 7 | Issue 1 | January-February 2023
Date of Publication : 2023-02-20
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 138-143
Manuscript Number : IJSRCE23713
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2456-6667

Cite This Article :

J. Sree Naga Chaitanya, Dr. K. Chandramouli, B. S. Pavan, "A Study on Hanford Nuclear Waste Site", International Journal of Scientific Research in Civil Engineering (IJSRCE), ISSN : 2456-6667, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.138-143, January-February.2023
URL : https://ijsrce.com/IJSRCE23713

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