At the center of every nuclear weapon in t he United States is a small pit of radioactive material manufactured at a top-secret facility in Eastern Washington\, a facility which today remains the most radiologically contaminated site in the Western hemisphere.
\ nBut Washington State&rsquo\;s role in the nuclear era ranges far beyon d the construction\, operation\, and ongoing cleanup of the Hanford nuclea r reservation. Today\, Washington has two operating nuclear reactors\, one of which provides us with ten percent of our electricity. Radioactive sub stances are used in our state to cure diseases\, build airplanes\, detect pollutants\, and power smoke detectors. Further\, Naval Base Kitsap has th e largest stockpile of nuclear weapons deployed anywhere in the country.\n
Drawing from history\, science\, and popular culture\, author Steve Olson reveals the many influences of nuclear materials on Washington Stat e\, and the many ways in which our state has been a pioneer in the atomic age.
\nPresented in partnership with Humanities Washington\, The Fri ends of the Steilacoom Library and the Steilacoom Historical Museum
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