U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell made a visit to Richland, Washington Friday to highlight how creating a B Reactor National Historical Park would create jobs and spur tourism in southeast Washington. The B Reactor at Hanford was the world’s first full-scale plutonium production facility. Correspondent Anna King has more.
Senator Maria Cantwell believes despite its dark history, Hanford has an important lesson to share.
“There is a scientific story here about scientific accomplishment,” she says.