First Nuclear Bomb Was Born Here!? B Reactor of Hanford Site, Kennewick, and Ice Harbor Dam [#112]

In this episode, Sayu Rinpoche continues the exploration of Hanford Reach by visiting B Reactor in the former Hanford Site - Where the first full scale production of Plutonium took place and later provided the fuel for the very first atomic bombs detonated in human history - The Trinity Test & "Fat Man". We will also explore the Reach Museum in Kennewick, a city in Washington's Tri-Cities area and set camp by the Ice Harbor Ice Lock and Dam by the Snake River

Places visited in this episode:

- Manhattan Project Visitor Center, Richland, Washington: Gathering point of the B Reactor tour and where you can learn more about Hanford Site.

- B Reactor: World's first full scale plutonium production facility that produced fuel used for the Trinity Test & "Fat Man" that was dropped in Nagasaki Japan

- Reach Museum: Interpretive Visitor Center in Kennewick for the Hanford Reach area

- Ice Harbor Lock and Dam: A hydro dam on Snake River where you might be able to visit during certain days.

- Charbonneau Park: Scenic Campground right next to Ice Harbor Dam in Burbank, WA.

- Native American Memorial: A memorial that contains original petroglyphs that was rescued prior to the construction of the Ice Harbor Dam


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