Become a Member B REACTOR of BRMA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION Be a part of the story. Be a benefactor with tax-deductible B Reactor Museum Association contributions. Be updated Our mission is to educate the public about the via our quarterly newsletter scientific and technological endeavors, designs, To learn more about BRMA, facilities and processes employed at Hanford. its role in preserving the We will address these from inception of the B Reactor and how to through construction and become a member visit operation, as well as considering their long-term b-reactor.org impact and legacies. BRMA will carry out this mission primarily by supporting the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in collaboration with B REACTOR FOR RELATED SITES: MUSEUM ASSOCIATION all appropriate federal, state and local government manhattanprojectbreactor.hanford.gov and private entities associated with the Park sites. atomicheritage.org nps.gov/mapr Tri-Cities Visitor Information: VisitTRI-CITIES.com

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b-reactor.org b-reactor.org facebook.com/BReactor facebook.com/BReactor The B Reactor Museum Association TOUR TIMELINE (BRMA) is an all-volunteer Hanford’s Historic B Reactor grassroots organization established Fermi Pile December, 1942 in 1990. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3), The world’s first large-scale -production reactor B Reactor Construction October, 1943 based in Richland, WA. that ushered in the Atomic Age. It’s now part of the B Reactor Startup September, 1944 Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which depicts Test July 16, 1945 BRMA BEGAN THE EFFORT the unique story of the massive World War II effort to build Hiroshima August 6, 1945 to preserve B Reactor and see it the world’s first that would help opened to the public. In 2015, August 9, 1945 bring the war to an end. that culminated in the creation Surrender August 14, 1945 of the National Park, which BE A PART OF HISTORY! Shutdown March, 1946 includes Hanford, Los Alamos, and B Reactor Restart June, 1948 Oak Ridge. We encourage visitors to FREE TOURS • GROUP TOURS ALSO AVAILABLE Shutdown February, 1968 see all three sites to learn more of manhattanprojectbreactor.hanford.gov the Manhattan Project story.

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