Interview with John Lucas

Interview with John Lucas

Hanford Site (Wash.)

The interview with Jonathan Lucas details his work at Hanford’s N Reactor, describing duties ranging from fuel handling and reactor operations to writing new safety procedures after Chernobyl. He reflects on shift work, increased security in the 1980s, and strong camaraderie among staff, as well as the impact of the reactor’s eventual shutdown

Department of Energy

Hanford History Project for the Department of Energy

4/4/1996

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audio/mp3

HASI.2001.025.3

The Hanford History Project (HHP) operates under a sub-contract from Hanford Mission Integration Services (HMIS), who are a primary contract for the US Deparment of Energy's curatorial services for the Hanford Site. HHP proudly manages the Department of Energy's Hanford Collection, an artifact and archival collection that documents the Manhattan Project and Cold War history of the Hanford Site (1943-1990).

John Lucas

Richland, WA

00:41:32

192 kbps

N Reactor, 300 Area, 117 Building, 105