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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1880 ResolutionAPPROVED AS TO FORM 1k RESOLUTION NO. 1880 A RESOLUTION supporting the preservation of B Reactor WHEREAS, the B Reactor at Hanford was constructed and first operated during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project, and WHEREAS, the B Reactor produced the plutonium for the first man-made nuclear explosion (the Trinity test) and for the bomb that ended World War II, and WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Energy is considering alternatives for decommissioning the B Reactor; and WHEREAS, the U S. Department of Energy and the Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation have determined that the B Reactor is eligible for nomination as a National Historic Site, and WHEREAS, the B Reactor, if publicly accessible, would be a significant asset to the tourism industry of the gendral Tr-Cities area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Pasco, acting by and through its Council, that the City of Pasco supports 1 The B Reactor at Hanford as a National Historic Site. 2. The preservation of B Reactor intact at its present location 3. The upgrading and staffing B Reactor as needed to allow tours by the general public. 4. The provision of a public vehicle access road from State Highway 240. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 17 day of July , 1989. Ed Hendler, Mayor ATT T ----C,Z," Evelyn Wells, City Clerk Greg A. r estello, City AttorneY