Photo Gallery, page 2

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Colonies of white pelicans use the Hanford Reach during the summer months, unperturbed by the old reactors nearby.

Removing contamination from the Columbia River shoreline was a top priority for early cleanup efforts. Today, phlox, balsam and last summer's yarrow wave in the breeze, surrounded by native 'needle and thread' grass.

Elk can often be seen on the Hanford site.

The Great Basin Pocket Mouse frequents areas where sagebrush, rabbitbrush and bitterbrush are plentiful, such as the Hanford Reach. They mostly eat seeds, especially grass seeds.

When the Manhattan Project began in 1943, the residents of Richland, White Bluffs and Hanford were given 30 days to vacate their properties. This old pump house served the town of Hanford.

Early Hanford workers were very proud of their contribution to our nation's defense. Today, though the mission has changed from defense to cleanup, Hanford still needs a highly skilled workforce.

The D and DR reactors at Hanford were the first to be cocooned. All external equipment and facilities were torn down and put in a landfill.

This illustration shows how the U.S. Department of Energy has started and stopped a number of cleanup plans for the Hanford site.

Looking up river from the Pasco, Washington shoreline at sunset. The Columbia River is a focal point for one million people in 42 cities and towns downstream from Hanford.

A curlew on the Hanford site.

Wildflowers on the Hanford Reach.

Winter snow occasionally blankets the Hanford site.