The building at 3:51 is 202-S commonly referred to as REDOX. The long rectangular building to the north of REDOX is 221-U “U Plant”. The large long rectangular building @ 3:57 is 221-T “T Plant”. A very historic facility. It is the building that chemically extracted the plutonium for the Nagasaki bomb code named Fat Man. B Reactor shows up @ 4:07. The first full scale nuclear facility in the world. K West Reactor is at 4:22. K East reactor is shown as well. It has been cocooned. The Hanford workhorse shows up at 4:49. It is the 202-A building commonly known as PUREX. It was a plutonium/uranium extraction facility and operated longer than any of the other chemical extraction facilities. At 4:57 you pass the construction site for the low/high level vitrification facilities. At 5:08 you start a flyby of the only power generating nuclear reactor in the NW. Originally designated WNP-2. It is currently run by Energy Northwest.
Nice flight. It was opened in 1941. Umatilla Chemical Depot is inactive. It use to house the military’s mustard, and other warfare chemicals. They had built a facility to destroy the chemicals. They finished destroying the chemicals around 2011. They then demolished the plant. All the igloos have been cleaned. The national guard uses the area now for training.
Thank you, and thanks for the added info. Hope you enjoyed the video. I have a few friends that work and train there. I’ve always thought it was weird they keep the restricted airspace up around it even though all the munitions are gone.
@@charlesmckenna6164 yea no problem, a friend I work with is a pilot and also a broker and so I have learned lots in a few months. Will take a look at your other videos. Crater lake had nice views. I am around Lewiston Idaho, nice flight area up this way if you get bored. Look into the hells canyon area.
@@dannyboydkj7bpn the Snake would be a great flight. The editing and some of the video was not very good on the actual Crater Lake leg. But I’m learning..:) Thanks for checking out the channel!!! I’ve been into Lewiston once but always up for returning.
Did lots of flooring work there. Our school mascot was a nuclear mushroom cloud 🤣. There's all kinds of stuff buried there including a train. Used to have missile site on mountain to south west of site.
Hanford Patrol handled security. Several (5 I think) Cadillac Gage APCs, helicopter (2 I think). Lots of special training stuff. APCs are (or were) now local law enforcement staged around county. After Army thought about checking into but flooring kept me busy
David, it’s my pleasure. Someone else asked that I turn down the music when I’m chatting so the next video I will make sure I do that. Thank you for your feed back and I don’t know if my comments are very interesting but it will make them easier to hear....:)
That’s correct. The Columbia Generating Station run by Energy Northwest is strictly for power generation and is not associated with nuclear weapons production at Hanford. Energy Northwest simply leased the property to build the plant back when they were called WPPSS. Washington Public Power Supply System.
@@charlesmckenna6164 it's a very very common mistake. The hanford site is roughly the size of the state of Rhode island and most features that still exist are miles apart. You did catch the Central plateau including the Vitrification plant and part of the tank farms just before the steam plumes. It's was an interesting watch.
Wonderful video. I worked out there for many years and got to see several plants. It is almost sad to see the "skeletons" of what was. The threats were kept at bay because of what went on out there. I learned many things about radiation - the hazards and precautions. When my wife went for radiation treatments, we weren't scared. It is sad to look at these places and seeing what they used to be. They are more safe now, though. Hazardous materials have been stabilized or removed. Thanks, again.
3:55 you are flying almost directly over PFP or at least where it used to be the Plutonium Finishing Plant was finished with demolition in late 2019, 231-Z is in the same area which is the building that came before PFP was actually operational it was the final stop for Plutonium at the Hanford site during the war years with PFP taking over in 1949. 5:33 is FFTF or fast flux test facility a liquid sodium cooled fast neutron reactor. 3:53 the large brown square off to the right is ERDF, environmental restoration disposal facility it is a special landfill for nuclear waste.
Glad you enjoyed the video. The airspace over Hanford is not restricted. I’ve been flying over it the last 7-8 years and it’s been that way. I gather from other pilots they lifted it about 10 years ago. They ask to fly above 1,800 msl and I was flying at 2,200 but I could have flown lower than the 1,800’. I fly into Richland about every other month. If you’re interested in a flight around there let me know.
@@charlesmckenna6164 how is it possible to fly lower than 1,800 there? I was contemplating flying my paramotor on the north eastern portion above the bluffs where the sand dunes are, but it's within the NSA. Is there a way to get around this restriction?
@@StephenMartin001 hey Stephen, if you look at the sectional it says pilots are requested, not required. So legally you can fly lower. I can’t post a picture of the sectional on here. I was flying at 2,200 just to be less obnoxious. But I doubt they would even notice you there.
The building at 3:51 is 202-S commonly referred to as REDOX. The long rectangular building to the north of REDOX is 221-U “U Plant”. The large long rectangular building @ 3:57 is 221-T “T Plant”. A very historic facility. It is the building that chemically extracted the plutonium for the Nagasaki bomb code named Fat Man. B Reactor shows up @ 4:07. The first full scale nuclear facility in the world. K West Reactor is at 4:22. K East reactor is shown as well. It has been cocooned. The Hanford workhorse shows up at 4:49. It is the 202-A building commonly known as PUREX. It was a plutonium/uranium extraction facility and operated longer than any of the other chemical extraction facilities. At 4:57 you pass the construction site for the low/high level vitrification facilities. At 5:08 you start a flyby of the only power generating nuclear reactor in the NW. Originally designated WNP-2. It is currently run by Energy Northwest.
Jason,,, you’re awesome! I will use all of those in my time stamps! Lots of history in a small area
Super video. Interesting building!
Thank you. It was a fun flight
Nice flight. It was opened in 1941. Umatilla Chemical Depot is inactive. It use to house the military’s mustard, and other warfare chemicals. They had built a facility to destroy the chemicals. They finished destroying the chemicals around 2011. They then demolished the plant. All the igloos have been cleaned. The national guard uses the area now for training.
Thank you, and thanks for the added info. Hope you enjoyed the video. I have a few friends that work and train there. I’ve always thought it was weird they keep the restricted airspace up around it even though all the munitions are gone.
@@charlesmckenna6164 yea no problem, a friend I work with is a pilot and also a broker and so I have learned lots in a few months. Will take a look at your other videos. Crater lake had nice views. I am around Lewiston Idaho, nice flight area up this way if you get bored. Look into the hells canyon area.
@@dannyboydkj7bpn the Snake would be a great flight. The editing and some of the video was not very good on the actual Crater Lake leg. But I’m learning..:) Thanks for checking out the channel!!! I’ve been into Lewiston once but always up for returning.
Did lots of flooring work there. Our school mascot was a nuclear mushroom cloud 🤣. There's all kinds of stuff buried there including a train. Used to have missile site on mountain to south west of site.
Bet there are a lot of crazy things that’s gone on there :)
Hanford Patrol handled security. Several (5 I think) Cadillac Gage APCs, helicopter (2 I think). Lots of special training stuff. APCs are (or were) now local law enforcement staged around county. After Army thought about checking into but flooring kept me busy
Thanks for sharing, appreciate it. I would recommend in editing to turn down the music so we can hear your interesting comments easier. Thanks,,,
David, it’s my pleasure. Someone else asked that I turn down the music when I’m chatting so the next video I will make sure I do that. Thank you for your feed back and I don’t know if my comments are very interesting but it will make them easier to hear....:)
the steam plumes are actually not part of the hanford project that is the nuclear power plant run by energy northwest.
So that kind of means my Thumbnail is misleading :( That’s a fail on my part. Thanks for the info!!!
That’s correct. The Columbia Generating Station run by Energy Northwest is strictly for power generation and is not associated with nuclear weapons production at Hanford. Energy Northwest simply leased the property to build the plant back when they were called WPPSS. Washington Public Power Supply System.
@@charlesmckenna6164 it's a very very common mistake. The hanford site is roughly the size of the state of Rhode island and most features that still exist are miles apart. You did catch the Central plateau including the Vitrification plant and part of the tank farms just before the steam plumes. It's was an interesting watch.
@@margaretsmoot4061 it’s all good. I love learning! Thank you...
Wonderful video. I worked out there for many years and got to see several plants. It is almost sad to see the "skeletons" of what was. The threats were kept at bay because of what went on out there. I learned many things about radiation - the hazards and precautions. When my wife went for radiation treatments, we weren't scared. It is sad to look at these places and seeing what they used to be. They are more safe now, though. Hazardous materials have been stabilized or removed. Thanks, again.
I couldn’t agree more! Thank you for your kind words and glad you enjoyed the video. There is definitely a lot of history there!!!
4:22 is the spot where I have been for over two years. You should fly by again to see how big the holes are now.
I’ll have to do that!
The large trench with the cylinders at 4:25 is the repository for reactors removed from subs and surface ships.
Thanks for the info!
3:55 you are flying almost directly over PFP or at least where it used to be the Plutonium Finishing Plant was finished with demolition in late 2019, 231-Z is in the same area which is the building that came before PFP was actually operational it was the final stop for Plutonium at the Hanford site during the war years with PFP taking over in 1949. 5:33 is FFTF or fast flux test facility a liquid sodium cooled fast neutron reactor. 3:53 the large brown square off to the right is ERDF, environmental restoration disposal facility it is a special landfill for nuclear waste.
Cool, thanks for the info and hope you enjoyed the video.
I work there. thanks it was cool to see it from the air. That is usually a no fly zone how did you get permission to fly over?
Glad you enjoyed the video. The airspace over Hanford is not restricted. I’ve been flying over it the last 7-8 years and it’s been that way. I gather from other pilots they lifted it about 10 years ago. They ask to fly above 1,800 msl and I was flying at 2,200 but I could have flown lower than the 1,800’. I fly into Richland about every other month. If you’re interested in a flight around there let me know.
@@charlesmckenna6164 how is it possible to fly lower than 1,800 there? I was contemplating flying my paramotor on the north eastern portion above the bluffs where the sand dunes are, but it's within the NSA. Is there a way to get around this restriction?
@@StephenMartin001 hey Stephen, if you look at the sectional it says pilots are requested, not required. So legally you can fly lower. I can’t post a picture of the sectional on here. I was flying at 2,200 just to be less obnoxious. But I doubt they would even notice you there.
IM FRIENDS WITH HIM!! My step dad is friends with him!
Appreciate the support!!!:)
Really cool video! I don't know anything about Hanford, but I do miss N201NU... what an awesome airplane!
She misses you too. I need my flight review this month if you want to come up to Oregon. We can go check out Hanford again ;)
Ahh... it's a busy month for me... but come to Vegas, and I'll take care of you!
I would be on my way if I could!