Atomic Geography: A Personal History of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation

One of the first environmental engineers at Hanford, Adams spent twenty-four years on its 586 square miles of desert terrain. He remains fascinated by its natural abundance, and that wildlife and plant varieties thrive there despite a toxic history. His thoughtful vignettes recall challenges and sites he worked on or found personally intriguing, like the U-10 Pond. Nestled among trees, the pond looked like a pleasant place to go fishing. In reality, it was contaminated with plutonium longer...