Church Rock uranium mill spill
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
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| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Puerco_River
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| gptkbp:affectedCommunities |
gptkb:Navajo_Nation
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
breach of uranium mill tailings disposal pond
|
| gptkbp:cleanupEfforts |
partial and ongoing
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| gptkbp:consequence |
environmental damage
contamination of water supply health risks to local population |
| gptkbp:date |
1979-07-16
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
increased regulation of uranium mining
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Church Rock uranium mill spill
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Church_Rock,_New_Mexico,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:materialReleased |
radioactive waste
contaminated water uranium mill tailings |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
limited national attention
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| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:United_Nuclear_Corporation
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| gptkbp:regardedAs |
largest release of radioactive material in U.S. history
major nuclear accident in the United States |
| gptkbp:volume |
approximately 94 million gallons of acidic, radioactive effluent
approximately 1,100 tons of solid radioactive mill waste |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Church_Rock
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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