Hanford Site, Washington, USA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hanford_Site,_Washington,_USA

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	decommissioned nuclear production complex
gptkbp:area	approximately 586 square miles
gptkbp:cleanupProject	gptkb:Hanford_Environmental_Cleanup
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse	environmental cleanup
gptkbp:decommissioned	1987
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	groundwater contamination radioactive waste
gptkbp:established	1943
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency gptkb:Washington_State_Department_of_Ecology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Hanford Site, Washington, USA
gptkbp:listedOn	gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Benton_County,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Kennewick,_Washington gptkb:Pasco,_Washington gptkb:Richland,_Washington
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:B_Reactor_National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:notableEvent	first full-scale plutonium production reactor Columbia River contamination radioactive waste leaks tank farm leaks
gptkbp:notableFor	Cold War nuclear production environmental challenges contribution to World War II historic nuclear reactors largest environmental cleanup in the U.S. legacy of nuclear weapons production major Superfund site plutonium production for atomic bombs significant radioactive waste storage
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:B_Reactor gptkb:K-East_Reactor gptkb:K-West_Reactor gptkb:N_Reactor gptkb:PUREX_Plant gptkb:T_Plant
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:plutoniumUsedIn	gptkb:Fat_Man_atomic_bomb gptkb:U.S._nuclear_arsenal
gptkbp:purpose	plutonium production for nuclear weapons
gptkbp:superfundSite	yes
gptkbp:touredWith	B Reactor tours available
gptkbp:website	https://www.hanford.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tri-Party_Agreement
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5