Editing Richland, Washington (section)

===Technology===
After the end of [[World War II]], Richland continued to be a center of production and research into [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]] and related technology.

It has been the home of [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]] (PNNL) since 1965. One of the two [[LIGO|Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory]] sites is located immediately north of Richland. Numerous smaller high technology business and expert consultants have grown up around the Richland Technology Center as well.

====Preferred Freezer Services Warehouse====
Richland is home to the [[2800 Polar Way|largest cold-storage facility on Earth]]—which is also one of the [[List of largest buildings#Largest usable volume|largest buildings on Earth by volume]].

====Major Employers====
* [[Battelle Memorial Institute]], operating PNNL
* [[Bechtel]] National Inc., building a waste vitrification plant
* Washington River Protection Solutions (a partnership of [[Amentum (company)|Amentum]], [[Atkins (company)|Atkins]], and [[Orano]]), controlling operations of the nuclear waste tank farms<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cary |first1=Annette |title=Elite Construction, Pasco, WA, wins Hanford site contract |url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article260756417.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Tri-City Herald |date=April 26, 2022 }}</ref>
* Washington Closure Hanford (a partnership of [[AECOM]], [[Bechtel]], and [[CH2M Hill]]), providing waste management and cleanup efforts, including decontamination and demolition (D&D) of facilities along the Columbia River
* Hanford Mission Integrated Solutions (a partnership of [[Leidos]], Centerra Group, and [[Parsons Corporation|Parsons]]) providing infrastructure and sitewide services<ref name="Herald - HMIS/MSA">{{cite news |last1=Cary |first1=Annette |title=MSA earns $14M in incentive pay for final months at Hanford |url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article255562476.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Tri-City Herald |date=November 5, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106003127/https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article255562476.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Central Plateau Cleanup Company (a partnership of Amentum, Atkins, and [[Fluor Corporation|Fluor]]), responsible for D&D of facilities on the site's Central Plateau<ref name="Herald - CHPRC/CPCC">{{cite news |last1=Cary |first1=Annette |title=Feds allow more time for $16 billion in new contracts at Hanford to take effect |url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article246761466.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 16, 2023 |work=Tri-City Herald |date=October 27, 2020 |archive-date=February 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226113108/https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article246761466.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[EnergySolutions]], providing services to the U.S. government
* [[Energy Northwest]], generating nuclear power at a nearby reactor facility
* [[Framatome]] creating nuclear fuel
* [[Lockheed Martin]] Services, Inc., providing technology services
* The [[U.S. Department of Energy]], which operates the [[Hanford Site]]