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Richard Foster

Fish Laboratory SupervisorHanford, WA

Manhattan Project VeteranScientist
Listen to Richard Foster's Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Dr. Richard Foster was the fish laboratory supervisor at Hanford. He talks about inspection of organic matter in the Columbia River prior to and after the construction of reactors at the Hanford site. Foster was impressed with DuPont’s professionalism and concern for the environment at Hanford.

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