DOE/RL-97-56

Appendix B - Hanford Historic Themes And Elements

1. Defense Mission
   1. Manhattan Project 1943-1946
      1. Creation of the Hanford Site
         1. Timeframe
            1. Accelerated schedule
            2. Workforce
         2. Materials Acquisition
         3. Land Acquisition
            1. Ceded Treaty "Use" Rights
            2. Euro-American Displacement
      2. Plutonium Production
         1. Fuel Manufacturing/Irradiation/Chemical Separations
            1. FM - 313, 314
            2. IR - 105 B, 105 D, 105 F
            3. CS - B Plant, T Plant
         2. Process Design/Improvement
            1. Technology
               1. Welding techniques
               2. Shielding
               3. Water Treatment
                  1. Chilling
                  2. Demineralization
                  3. Chemical Treatment
            2. Materials Testing (305 Reactor, 321, 3706 Lab): Raw Uranium
      3. Security
         1. Site Defense
            1. Wye/Yakima Barricades
            2. Rifle/Pistol Range Near Gable Mountain (FBI)
            3. Military Police (Army)
            4. Western Defense Command Maneuvers
         2. Espionage: G2 (Mess Halls, Buses, Hotels, and Bars)
         3. Terrorism
            1. Japanese Barrage Balloons
            2. Special Fencing West of Construction Camp, 700 Area
   2. Cold War Response 1947-1990
      1. Plutonium/Tritium/Neptunium Production
         1. Fuel Manufacturing/Irradiation/Chemical Separations
            1. CS - Semi Works (C Plant)
            2. 108-B
         2. Process Design/Improvement
            1. Technology
               1. Welding techniques
               2. Shielding
               3. Coolant Studies
            2. Materials Testing: Pile Testing
      2. Political Climate
         1. Surrender of Japan 1945 - Operational Weapons
         2. Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech 1947
         3. NATO/Truman Doctrine 1947
         4. Berlin Air Lift 1948
         5. Korean War 1950-1953
            1. Camp Hanford 1950-1961
            2. Launch Control Centers/Missile Sites
         6. Sputnik Launch 1957
            1. Rattlesnake Mountain NASA Training
            2. Observatories
         7. Cuban Missile Crisis 1962: Army Maneuvers on ALE 1962
         8. Test Ban/Strategic Arms Treaties
            1. Test Bans
            2. SALT
            3. START
         9. Weapons Systems
            1. Single Warhead
            2. Multiple Warhead
         10. Shifting Attitudes Towards Nuclear Energy
             1. Environmental Movement
             2. Peace Movement
      3. Security
         1. Site Defense: Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery/Nike
         2. Espionage
            1. Security/Classification of Documents: 712 - Records Holding Center
            2. Vault Storage of Nuclear Materials
               1. Gable Mountain
               2. 2736 Z Plutonium Storage Vaults (1972)
         3. Terrorism 1972
            1. Barricades/Barbed Wire
            2. Personnel Screening
            3. Guard Houses
2. Nuclear Technology (Non-Defense) (Spin-Off Effects of Defense R&D)
   1. Nuclear Applications
      1. Energy
         1. Hanford No. 1
         2. Washington Public Power Supply System
      2. Oxide Production/Experimentation: Plutonium Finishing Complex
      3. Alloy Production: Tailor-Made Alloys for Sale (Late 1960s-Early 1970s)
         1. PFP Complex
         2. REDOX - "Blending" of Plutonium Levels/Isotopes
         3. Fuel Mixtures - Fast Flux Test Facility, 308, 309
      4. Strontium/Cesium Capsules
         1. Irradiation of Food
         2. Sterilization for Medical Equipment
   2. Medical Isotopes
      1. Isotopes
      2. Nuclear Batteries (Pacemakers) - United Nuclear Corp/Douglas United
3. Environmental Management
   1. Instrumentation
      1. Meteorological (Gas releases)
      2. Fall Out Monitoring
   2. Waste Management (Progression/Accountability - what went where): Federal Facilities Compliance Act - 1987
      1. Stacks (No filters to filters)
      2. Reactor Confinement (117-B, 119-B)
      3. Tanks (single walled to double walled)
      4. Retention Basins
      5. Cribs (None to open to covered)
      6. Burial Trenches
      7. Test/Monitoring Wells
      8. High Level Waste Partitioning
   3. Health/Safety: Monitoring
      1. People
      2. Air
      3. Water
      4. Vegetation
   4. Biological/Botanical Experimentation
      1. Food Crops (Tomatoes, Beans)
      2. Domesticated Animals - 108 F
      3. Exotic Animals - 108 F
   5. Clean Up (Reaction/Response to 1960's Environmental Movement)
      1. ALE (1960s - Ecological Reserve)
      2. Wahluke Slope (1971 - USFWS, Open to public)
      3. ERC Project (1987)
         1. Environmental Restoration
         2. Decontamination & Decommissioning
      4. Effects of Security of Public Release of Environmental Safety Measures
4. Social History
   1. Security
      1. Badging/Clearances
      2. "Need To Know"
      3. Transportation
   2. Work Schedules
   3. Health/Safety
      1. Radiation Anxiety
      2. Dosimeters, Radiation Counters, Full Body Screening
      3. HPT/RCT Development
      4. Safety Incentive Programs
   4. Personnel Administration
      1. Personnel Files
      2. Training
5. Architectural History
   1. Building Periods
      1. 1943-1946 (Manhattan Project)
      2. 1947-1960 (Cold War Reactors)
      3. 1961-1964 (N Reactor)
      4. 1965-1980 (FFTF Reactor)
      5. 1981-1990
   2. Building Materials/Method of Construction
      1. Wood Frame
      2. Concrete Block
      3. Poured Concrete
      4. Sheet Steel Siding
      5. Prefab
   3. Building Types
      1. "Reactors"
      2. "Canyons"
      3. "Labs"
      4. "Support"
6. Historic Landscape
   1. Planning/Design
      1. Hanford Site - COE (Manhattan Engineering District)/Du Pont
      2. Hanford Construction Camp
   2. Construction 1943-1945
      1. Buildings
         1. 100 Area
         2. 200 Area
         3. 300 Area
         4. 400 Area
      2. Infrastructure
         1. Railroads
            1. Riverland (Main Rail - Built Southward from B)
         2. Roads
         3. Power Grids
         4. Airport - Hanford Construction Camp
   3. Construction 1946-1990
      1. Buildings
         1. 100 Area
         2. 200 Area
         3. 300 Area
         4. 400 Area
      2. Infrastructure
         1. Railroads
         2. Roads
         3. Power Grids
   4. Demolition
      1. Hanford/White Bluff Townsites 1943
      2. Hanford Construction Camp 1945-1947
      3. Hanford Facilities 1970-1990