ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, kˈɑːŋɡɹəs pˈæst ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi sˈaɪnd ɐ bˈɪl ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ kənstɹˈʌkʃən əvə nˈuː dˈuːəlpˈɜːpəs nˈuːklɪɹ ɹɪˈæktɚ ðɪ ˈɛn ɹɪˈæktɚ ɔnðə hˈænfɚd nˈuːklɪɹ ɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən.
In September 1962, Congress passed and President John F. Kennedy signed a bill authorizing construction of a new dual-purpose nuclear reactor (the N Reactor) on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.