WOULD IT WORK?: The High Stakes Startup of B Reactor (Presented by BRMA)
Presented by the B Reactor Museum Association.
Step back into one of the most pivotal moments in history and imagine standing in the control room of B Reactor during startup. The pressure. The suspense. The excitement. Physicists, scientists, and engineers waited anxiously to see if this first-of-its-kind scientific marvel would work—only to be met with an unexpected and mysterious by-product that threatened the entire operation.
Join the B Reactor Museum Association for a fascinating presentation by BRMA President Dave Marsh exploring the many challenges, setbacks, innovations, and triumphs behind the startup and operation of the world’s first full-scale nuclear production reactor. Discover the ingenuity, problem-solving, and human stories that helped shape history at Hanford and changed the course of World War II and the modern world.
Where: Richland Public Library
When: Monday June 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cost: Free