Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - WNP-1/4 uye WNP-2 (zvino Columbia Generating Station) haifaniri kuvhiringidzwa nesangano rakakumbirwa reSkagit/Hanford. Skagit/Hanford yaiva chikumbiro chakasimudzirwa nekambani yemakambani inotungamirirwa nePuget Sound Power &amp; Light (40% share) uye yakabatanidzwa nePortland General Electric (30%), Pacific Light and Power (20%) uye Washington Water Power (10%) kuvaka chirimwa chine zvikamu zviviri kuchamhembe kweSeattle muSkagit Valley. Nzvimbo yeSkagit yaiva pamusoro chaipo pechikanganiso chikuru chenyika. Pashure pengozi yeThree Mile Island
muna 1979, vavhoti veSkagit County vakamanikidza sangano rokuvaka kuti riendese fekitari yeSkagit yaidiwa kuHanford. Skagit/Hanford yakanga isati yapfuurira kupfuura zvikamu zvokutanga zvokugadzira magadzirirwo asati aputsirwa. Mushumo waBattelle Northwest wa1978 wakataura kuti nzvimbo yeHanford yaigona kutsigira zvigadziri zvenyukireya makumi maviri kana kupfuura.