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Hanford History
Section Summary
About the Hanford Nuclear Site
Exposures to Radiation
Classified Information Released
Why the HTDS Was Conducted

Section Summary

> From 1944 through 1957, large amounts of radioactive materials were released into the atmosphere at Hanford.
> Milk consumption was the major way most people were exposed to Hanford's iodine-131.
> Public concern led to the release of previously classified information about Hanford's operations.
> No other studies are directly comparable to the Hanford situation.

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