Robert Del Tredici - At Work in the Fields of the Bomb

30. Hanford Ditch 216-B (B-2-3)

This ditch is used to dispose of large quantities of contaminated water from plutonium production operations. The water contains radioactive and toxic chemical contaminants. Sand soil is meant to act as a natural filter for the water as it percolates down to the water table. 200 Area, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. November 16, 1984.s

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