Hanford B Reactor
The B Reactor at the Hanford Site, near Richland, Washington, was the first large-scale nuclear reactor ever built, at 250 MW. It achieved criticality on September 26, 1944.
- Atomic center
- …lies at an elevation of around 480 feet (150 metres)
- …is also known as “B Reactor”
- Description: decommissioned nuclear reactor at the Hanford Site in Washington, United States
- Category: nuclear reactor
- Location
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Latitude
46.63032° or 46° 37′ 49″ north
Longitude
-119.64738° or 119° 38′ 51″ west
Open location code
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