The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act (2004) directed the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System.  The Manhattan Project sites to be studied include:  1) Los Alamos National Laboratory and town site in New Mexico; 2) Hanford site in Washington; 3) Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee and 4) Dayton, Ohio. Hanford’s B Reactor is the one of the facilities being evaluated.

A public comment period on the DRAFT SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY/ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT will run from December 10, 2009 through March 1, 2010.  To view the document  and/or to make a comment go to:
http://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkId=482&projectId=14946&documentID=30977

Eight public open houses where public can drop in and provide comment are scheduled: