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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
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Evelyn Wells, City Clerk
Greg A. r estello, City AttorneY