Trojan Reactor Vessel - A Final Voyage

After much preparation the Trojan reactor vessel was transported from the Trojan plant's location near Rainier, Oregon to its final disposal site at the US Ecology low level radioactive waste facility on the Hanford site near Richland, Washington.

Photos and Graphics- Courtesy PGE (photos taken by Craig Cunningham and Tim Parks)

• Travel route between Rainer and Hanford
• The scene when the reactor vessel was being setup on the trailer for transport
• Barge used for transporting the reactor vessel
• Reactor vessel at the start of the trip
• Reactor vessel being placed on barge - view from side
• Reactor vessel being moved onto barge - view from shore
• Reactor vessel just being placed on barge at Rainier
• Reactor vessel on barge before departure
• Reactor vessel moving up the Columbia on its barge
• Reactor vessel barge moving into the John Day lock on the Columbia
• Reactor vessel being unloaded from barge at Port of Benton
• Reactor vessel leaving barge at Port Benton
• Reactor vessel being moved on flatbed at Hanford
• Reactor vessel being moved up a hill on its way to final storage location

Photos courtesy American Ecology - see additional photos

• The scene in the storage area while the reactor vessel was being setup for removal
• Reactor vessel being setup in vault area for disposal
• Reactor vessel being buried with sand

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