[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7857-H7858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING 75 YEARS SINCE HANFORD'S B REACTOR WENT CRITICAL

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an important 
anniversary in our Nation's nuclear and military history.
  At the start of the atomic age, thousands of men and women, our Cold 
War patriots, moved to central Washington State to work on a top-secret 
government project, building the world's first full-scale nuclear 
reactor.
  During World War II, Hanford, Washington, was selected as one of the 
three sites for the Manhattan Project, and September 26 marks the 75th 
year since the B Reactor went critical at the Hanford site.
  Since then, the Tri-Cities has grown as a hub for innovation, with an 
appreciation of the past and an excitement for the future, transforming 
into the fastest growing economy in Washington State.
  The B Reactor has been converted into the centerpiece of the 
Manhattan National Historical Park, where all are welcome to experience 
its history.
  But the work at the Hanford site must continue as the Federal 
Government has a moral and legal obligation

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to clean up the country's largest nuclear waste site.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in thanking the Cold War 
patriots at Hanford for their important contributions to our country.

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