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A Manhattan Project nuclear weapons site is being turned into a giant solar farm
The Manhattan Project nuclear weapons site is being turned into a solar farm. The US Department of Energy is helping to repurpose the 8,000-acre location.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to turn land that previously housed aspects of the Manhattan Project into a 1 GW solar farm. This particular renovation is being conducted at the former home of the Hanford nuclear testing facility, otherwise known as Site W, which is in Washington state. This 580-square mile section of semi-arid desert could end up housing the largest solar project in the country, if built to the announced capacity.
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