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gptkbp:instanceOf
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decommissioned nuclear production complex
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Columbia_River
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 586 square miles
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gptkbp:cleanupContractor
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gptkb:Bechtel_National
gptkb:CH2M_Hill
gptkb:Washington_River_Protection_Solutions
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:currentUse
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environmental cleanup
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1989
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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groundwater contamination
radioactive waste
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy_Office_of_River_Protection
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy_Richland_Operations_Office
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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first full-scale plutonium production reactor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hanford Site, Washington
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gptkbp:listedOn
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Benton_County,_Washington
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Kennewick,_Washington
gptkb:Pasco,_Washington
gptkb:Richland,_Washington
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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radioactive releases
tank leaks
B Reactor designated National Historic Landmark
major environmental cleanup project ongoing
worker exposure incidents
Hanford Reach National Monument established on part of site
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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Columbia River salmon
sagebrush habitat
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:B_Reactor
gptkb:K-East_Reactor
gptkb:K-West_Reactor
gptkb:N_Reactor
gptkb:PUREX_Plant
gptkb:T_Plant
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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limited
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Manhattan_Project
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gptkbp:plutoniumUsedIn
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gptkb:Fat_Man_atomic_bomb
gptkb:U.S._nuclear_arsenal
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gptkbp:purpose
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plutonium production for nuclear weapons
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gptkbp:superfundSite
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yes
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gptkbp:touredWith
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yes
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gptkbp:wasteType
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high-level radioactive waste
transuranic waste
underground tanks
chemical waste
buried waste sites
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.hanford.gov/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:BWX_Technologies
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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