US in talks with Hecate Energy for giga-scale solar array on former plutonium production site

The project would use a sliver of land in the sprawling Hanford complex that manufactured plutonium-239 over four decades for nuclear weapons

. Welcome sign at former plutonium-making Hanford Site.
. Welcome sign at former plutonium-making Hanford Site.Photo: Tobin/Flickr
Published 31 July 2024, 19:32Updated 31 July 2024, 19:48
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