The Famous Nuclear Submarine Four Miles From My House!
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i live in southeastern washington here in the tri-cities of richland kennewick and pasco because we're hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean
this is the uss triton a nuclear submarine that has the distinction of being the only western submarine powered by two nuclear reactors
uss triton became the very first submarine to circumnavigate the entire world while staying completely submerged the entire time
that's why this spot right here is the perfect place for a tribute to the uss triton and america's history with nuclear power and nuclear weapons
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Imagine my surprise when I discovered that there's a famous nuclear submarine just four miles from my house! It's especially surprising considering the fact that I live hundreds of miles away from the nearest ocean. It turns out that it's quite a famous submarine, too... the first submarine to circumnavigate the world entirely underwater. At the time she was built, she was the largest submarine in the world. The submarine I'm referring to is the USS Triton, SSN586. She was decommissioned in 1969 and ended up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for recycling. Her spent fuel, the decommissioned reactor cores, are stored at the Hanford nuclear site just north of Richland, Washington. Hanford has a long history with nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. It's where the plutonium was produced for most of the more than 60,000 weapons built for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. So, it only makes sense that as a tribute to the exceptional accomplishments of the USS Triton, her "sail" (the superstructure mounted on top of the main body of the sub) was placed in Richland after the ship was retired and recycled. Visitors to the Tri Cities can visit this submarine at USS Triton Park, located near the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at the north end of Richland.