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Hanford’s B Reactor, now part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Even though most of the site is now deemed safe for the public, warning signs for radiological hazards are reminders that the effects of decades of contamination have not disappeared. Photography by Sean McDermott.

Cold War, Hot Mess

By Lois Parshley, Photography by Sean McDermott

Fall 2021

After decades of mismanaging its nuclear waste, the US Department of Energy wrestles with its toxic legacy.