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Fluor Daniel Hanford. Inc., is the prime contractor for the US, Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office at the Hanford Site, which is located near Richland, Washington, in the southeastern portion of the state. Six major subcontractors for Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc., provide operations and maintenance in waste management, environmental restoration, science and energy for 24 major facilities, programs or utilities on the Site that covers 1,465 square kilometers (560 square miles). Hanford was established in secrecy during the Second World War to produce plutonium for America's nuclear weapons. Peak production was reached in the 1960s when nine production reactors were in operation at the Site. All weapons material production was halted in the late 1980s and the Site is now engaged in the world's largest environmental cleanup project. The mission at Hanford is to manage waste products; researching, developing, applying, and commercializing technologies; waste management; cleanup and environmental restoration. Engineering, scientific and research programs are conducted on environmental restoration, tank waste remediation, waste management, nuclear energy, and energy research.