Impacts of Hanford

updated Apr 07, 2011 by Whitney Garrett

Hanford has had dramatic impacts on Eastern Washington, the Pacific Northwest, the United States, and the world. With our new interactive map you can learn about the sources of supplies used to build the facility and produce plutonium, where that plutonium went once it left Hanford, and how the plutonium impacted its final destination.

The "Hanford Reach" Interactive Map

This interactive map displays the global reach and impact of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. From the source of building materials used in the construction of the facility, to the final destination of plutonium that was produced at Hanford, to radioactive waste that was sent to Hanford to be stored, this project displays the effects that Hanford had, and continues to have, on the surrounding area as well as points around the globe.

Clicking on a point on the map will provide you with information on the location and its relationship to Hanford, as well as links to pages on WANMEC that house in-depth discussions on this relationship.

Zoom into a map of the Northwest to view Hanford's Impact on the region

Destination of Hanford Outputs	Origin of Hanford Inputs
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki, Japan	Uranium rods from Aliquippa, PA
Atomic Bomb Tests in the Bikini Atoll	Radioactive waste from Albany, OR
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico	Uranium rods from Adrian, MI
Trinity Bomb Test, New Mexico	Uranium rods and slugs from Toledo, OH
Fallout in Nishiyama District, Japan	Processed uranium from Springdale, PA
Scrap metal to Beverly, MA	Processed Uranium from Fairfield, OH
Lost bomb off of Georgia Coast	Processed Uranium from Columbus East, OH
Recycled uranium to Paducah, KY	Radioactive material from New York, NY
Recycled uranium to Piketon, OH	Fuel rods from Apollo, PA
Hydrogen bomb materials to Alaska	Processed uranium from Oxford, OH
Radioactive oysters in Willapa Bay, WA	Radioactive waste from Davis, CA
Radioactive whale in Depoe Bay, OR	Nuclear reactor from Oregon
Contamination of groundwater from N Reactor	Uranium metal from Fernald, OH
Radioactive emissions to the Wahluke Slope	Uranium rods from Detroit, MI
Emissions to Rattlesnake Mountain	Uranium metal from Niagara Falls, NY
Strontium Contaminated Water from N Reactor	Uranium from Port Hope, ON
Radioactive Contamination of the Columbia River	Radioactive waste and reactor from Shippingport, PA
Hot Spots of Radiation	Reprocessed plutonium from West Valley, NY
Green Run Radiation Release	Fuel rods from Lockport, NY
Radioactive Waste to Waste Isolation Plant in New Mexico	Uranium from Democratic Republic of Congo
Plutonium to Operation Wigwam off the coast of San Diego	Reprocessed fuel from Puerto Rico
Uranium Fuel Rods to the K Basins	Nuclear reactors from Bremerton, WA
Nevada Test Site	Chemical plant design from Rockville, MD
Radioactive Residue to Buffalo, NY	Midnite uranium mine, Spokane, WA
Radioactive Fallout to St. George, UT	Sherwood uranium mine, Spokane, WA
Radioactive Fallout to Enterprise, UT	Processed uranium from Monticello, UT
Radioactive Fallout to Iron County, UT	Uranium from Carrizo Mountains, AZ
Nuclear Bomb Test in Carlsbad, NM	Vanadium Tailings from Durango, CO
Nuclear Bomb Test at the Gasbuggy Site, NM	Uranium Ore from Tonawanda, NY
Nuclear Bomb Test at Rulison Site, CO	...
Nuclear Bomb Test at Rio Blanco Site, CO	...

Environmental Effects

Enter the environmental effects section for detailed information on how Hanford became the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere.

Human Health Effects

Enter the human health effects section for detailed information on the effects that Hanford had on its workers and the surrounding public.

A project of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

Publish this draft for everyone to see.

Permanently discard changes to this page.

This cannot be undone.

Get your copy - FREE

Happenings

Impacts of Hanford

The "Hanford Reach" Interactive Map

Zoom into a map of the Northwest to view Hanford's Impact on the region

Environmental Effects

Human Health Effects

Example

Section

Background

Placement

Attachment Adjustments