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Something Extraordinary

Something Extraordinary A Short History of the Manhattan Project, Hanford and the B Reactor

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"Finally, a concise but comprehensive narrative of the geopolitics and atomic research that led to the creation of the Manhattan Project-the American effort to develop and deploy the atomic bomb during World War II. Written by two awardwinning authors who together have more than a century of direct experience with the subject, this book is unlike any other. A key component of the Manhattan Project was the development of the massive Hanford Site where the plutonium used in America's atomic bombs was produced. The book celebrates the 75th anniversary of the date in 1944 when the first production reactor, the B Reactor, went critical and the plutonium it produced helped win the war. The year 2019 is also the 35th anniversary of the startup of WNP-2, now the Columbia Generating Station, the only nuclear power reactor to be built by the Washington Public Power Supply System. Also, this year is the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Tri-

Book information

ISBN: 9781948963275
Publisher: Book Publishers Network
Imprint: Book Publishers Network
Pub date:
Language: English
Weight: 372g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 14mm