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History of Hanford
Building of Hanford
Contamination
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100
What town is the Hanford Site located in?
Hanford, WA
100
Which of the following is the world's first plutonium producing reactor and is located at Hanford? a)B-Reactor B)C-Reactor C)F-Reactor
a)B-Reactor
100
What is the name of the company that was the contractor for the Manhattan Project?
Dupont Company
100
T or F: 53 million gallons of radioactive waste is at Hanford
True
100
What county is Hanford in?
Benton County
200
What river is Hanford located next to?
Columbia River
200
Which project was Hanford created for?
Manhattan Project
200
What towns were in the way for building Hanford?
Hanford and White Bluffs
200
What is a Curie?
A measurment of radioativness
200
How many known nuclear production sites are dicommmisioned today?
4
300
How many sq. mi. did Hanford used to be? a)720 sq. mi. b)680 sq. mi. c)670 sq. mi. d)1020 sq. mi.
c) 670 sq. mi.
300
What is the name of the bomb that had plutonium from Hanford and was dropped on Japan?
The Fat Man
300
Name one criteria for building a nuclear production plant?
A large and remote piece of land A "hazardous manufacturing area" of at least 12 by 16 miles Space for laboratory facilities at least 8 miles from the nearest reactor or separations plant No towns of more than 1,000 people closer than 20 miles from the hazardous rectangle No main highway, railway, or employee village closer than 10 miles from the hazardous rectangle A clean and abundant water supply A large electric power supply Ground that could bear heavy loads
300
T or F: 685,000 curries of radioactive plutonium 131 was released into the air between 1944-1947
False
300
On what city was the Fat Man dropped on?
What is Nagasaki, Japan
400
How many sq. mi. is Hanford today?
586 sq. mi.
400
T or F: Uranium made at Hanford was used in the Trinity bomb?
False
400
What is the estimated cost for building Hanford between 1943 and 1946?
$230 million
400
In how many years will 1 million gallons of radioactive groundwater reach the Columbia?
13-15 years
400
How is iodine-131 used medically?
To cure Thyroid Cancer
500
Hanford is bordered by the Tri-Cities. Name the three cities.
1. Richland 2. Kennewick 3. Pasco
500
When did the last reactor shutdown?
Jan. 1987
500
In 1946, who took control of HEW?
General Electrics
500
The Department of Energy has began builing a ______ to store radioactive waste.
A Vitrification
500
What does the number attached to a substance mean? ex. Iodine-131
How many Neutrons and Protons the substance has combined (Iodine-131 has 78 Neutrons and 53 Protons)