| OMSI Opens Hanford Cleanup Exhibit |
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) opens an exhibit on the Hanford cleanup.
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Visitors to the exhibit can measure radiation, discover how radioactive waste has seeped into the soil, undergo a radiation exposure screening, and learn about the efforts to control the contamination and protect the Columbia River from a major environmental disaster.
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Titled "Hanford at the Half Life", the exhibit explains Hanford's history as the world's first site to manufacture plutonium for nuclear weapons, and its current mission to clean up the enormous amounts of waste generated during more than 40 years of plutonium production.
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OMSI is located at 1245 SW Water Street in Portland. There is an admission charge.
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