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II. HANFORD SITE HISTORY
Pages 8-10

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... Purified plutonium was then formed into metallic disks and shipped to other nuclear facilities for use in the production of nuclear weapons. The bismuth-phosphate separation plants were succeeded by two plants, a Redox and, later a Purex separation facility.
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... Location of the Hanford site, counties surrounding the site, and key operating facilities in 1944-1947. (Reproduced from Air Pathway Report - Phase I of the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project, PNL-7412 HEDR Rev.1 UC-707, July 1991, with permission from Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories.)
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... Documents describing specific releases of radioactive materials were made available to the public in 1986. In 1986, the DOE directed a full study of the release of radioactive materials from Hanford and of the radiation dose received by the surrounding population.


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