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dice · December 14, 2011

Google shows Hanford HS with a street address down in Richland, WA,
south of there ("the Tri-Cities area", Richland-Pasco-Kennewick). But
there was a town of Hanford there at one time. It was probably closed
down when the nuclear research and plutonium production site started
up. It is listed in some Ghost Towns sites online:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/wa/hanford.html

When you search for Hanford, WA with Google Maps, the pointer is on
an open field north of the Tri-Cities. Just to the southwest of that pointer
you can see a bunch of buildings, tanks, holding ponds, etc that were
probably the actual nuclear production facility. (There is a vitrification
plant, etc, there now.)

Yes, that would be a pretty good bet for the most polluted site in the
country.

December 14, 2011	#61
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Google shows Hanford HS with a street address down in Richland, WA, south of there ("the Tri-Cities area", Richland-Pasco-Kennewick). But there was a town of Hanford there at one time. It was probably closed down when the nuclear research and plutonium production site started up. It is listed in some Ghost Towns sites online: http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/wa/hanford.html When you search for Hanford, WA with Google Maps, the pointer is on an open field north of the Tri-Cities. Just to the southwest of that pointer you can see a bunch of buildings, tanks, holding ponds, etc that were probably the actual nuclear production facility. (There is a vitrification plant, etc, there now.) Yes, that would be a pretty good bet for the most polluted site in the country. __________________ -- alias Last edited by dice; December 16, 2011 at 12:18 AM.