SEATTLE — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first atomic ...
Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation handle radioactive waste from decades of plutonium production. (Photo courtesy U.S. Dept. of Energy) RICHLAND, Washington, January 12, 2021 (ENS) – The U.S.