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Important Notice: The Hanford Health Information Network (HHIN) closed in May, 2000. HHIN Web pages are provided as archived information only, and are not currently maintained. Information contained on the HHIN Web pages may be out-of-date.

Current information is available through the Hanford Community Health Project, which is updated by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hanford History and Information about Releases of Radioactive Materials into the Environment: 1944-1972

The Release of Radioactive Materials from Hanford: 1944-1972 -- Summarizes Hanford's history and the release of radioactive materials.

Timeline of Major Events Related to the Release of Radioactive Materials from Hanford -- Significant dates and events in Hanford's history and radioactive releases, and related issues.

Hot Spots: Weather and Hanford's Radiation Releases to the Air -- How hot spots might have affected the amount of radiation a person received from Hanford.

On-Site Exposures of Certain Groups of People Who Worked on the Hanford Site -- Exposure of military veterans stationed at Hanford, Hanford construction workers, guards, well-drilling crews, and power substation crews.

A Listing of Radionuclides Released from Hanford -- 237 radionuclides estimated to have been released to the air and the Columbia River from Hanford, 1944-1972.

 

 

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