THREE TO FIVE YEARS IS HOW LONG HEATHER MCLENAHAN WITH THE LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAYS IT’LL TAKE FOR A NATIONAL PARK COMMEMORATING THE MANHATTAN PROJECT TO OPEN. WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THE FACILITY WILL BE JOINTLY MANAGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
MCLENAHAN SAYS THE PARK WILL HAVE THREE SITES…LOS ALAMOS…OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE…AND HANFORD, WASHINGTON. LOS ALAMOS IS WHERE THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN WORK FOR THE BOMB TOOK PLACE. OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, IS WHERE THE URANIUM WAS PRODUCED. AND HANFORD, WASHINGTON IS WHERE THE PLUTONIUM WAS MADE.
FORMER SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THE IDEA OF A MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL PARK MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO.
