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In this Aug. 14, 2019, photo, a sign designates a boundary of the Hanford Reach National Monument as the world's first large scale nuclear reactor, the B Reactor, is seen in the background where it sits unused on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River near Richland, Wash.

Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons

From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.

3 years ago

This is how the Navy plans to break the Big E

The Navy releases four proposals for dealing with the rusting flattop.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

The Big E keeps costing the Navy big bucks

Officials announced Monday that the Navy will pay an additional $34 million to the Huntington Ingalls Newport News shipyard to keep mothballing the world’s first nuclear carrier and prepare its hull for towing elsewhere.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

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