Hanford Site, Washington, United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (115)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
decommissioned nuclear production complex
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| gptkbp:adjacentTo |
gptkb:Columbia_River
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| gptkbp:area |
~586 square miles
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| gptkbp:B_Reactor |
National Historic Landmark
first operated in 1944 |
| gptkbp:built |
1943
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| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
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| gptkbp:cleanupContractors |
gptkb:Bechtel_National
gptkb:CH2M_Hill gptkb:Washington_River_Protection_Solutions |
| gptkbp:cleanupManagedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:currentUse |
Environmental cleanup
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| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1987
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| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
radioactive waste
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hanford Site, Washington, United States
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| gptkbp:listedOn |
gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Benton_County,_Washington,_United_States
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
largest environmental cleanup in U.S. history
Hanford Reach National Monument established on part of site Cold War plutonium production Columbia River contamination concerns Green Run radioactive release (1949) Hanford Advisory Board established 1994 Hanford Downwinders lawsuits Hanford Site 100 Area Hanford Site 100B Area Hanford Site 100B Reactor Hanford Site 100BC Area Hanford Site 100BC Reactor Hanford Site 100C Area Hanford Site 100C Reactor Hanford Site 100D Area Hanford Site 100D Reactor Hanford Site 100DR Area Hanford Site 100DR Reactor Hanford Site 100F Area Hanford Site 100F Reactor Hanford Site 100H Area Hanford Site 100H Reactor Hanford Site 100K Area Hanford Site 100K East Reactor Hanford Site 100K West Reactor Hanford Site 100KE Area Hanford Site 100KW Area Hanford Site 100N Area Hanford Site 100N Reactor Hanford Site 1100 Area Hanford Site 200 Area Hanford Site 200 East Area Hanford Site 200 West Area Hanford Site 300 Area Hanford Site 3000 Area Hanford Site 324 Building Hanford Site 325 Building Hanford Site 327 Building Hanford Site 340 Complex Hanford Site 3718-F Building Hanford Site 3720 Building Hanford Site 3722 Building Hanford Site 3723 Building Hanford Site 3724 Building Hanford Site 3725 Building Hanford Site 3726 Building Hanford Site 3727 Building Hanford Site 3728 Building Hanford Site 3729 Building Hanford Site 3730 Building Hanford Site 3731 Building Hanford Site 3732 Building Hanford Site 3733 Building Hanford Site 3734 Building Hanford Site 3735 Building Hanford Site 400 Area Hanford Site 600 Area Hanford Site 700 Area Hanford Site 900 Area Hanford Site B Plant Hanford Site Canister Storage Building Hanford Site Canyons Hanford Site Central Plateau Hanford Site Demolition Projects Hanford Site Groundwater Remediation Hanford Site Interim Storage Area Hanford Site PUREX Plant Hanford Site Plutonium Finishing Plant Hanford Site REDOX Plant Hanford Site River Corridor Hanford Site Soil Remediation Hanford Site T Plant Hanford Site Tank Farms Hanford Site U Plant Hanford Site Waste Treatment Plant Hanford Site Z Plant Hanford Site Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility major environmental cleanup since 1989 tank waste leaks Hanford Science and Technology Advisory Board established Hanford Reach designated as last free-flowing stretch of Columbia River in U.S. Hanford Site Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
First full-scale plutonium production reactor
Plutonium production for nuclear weapons |
| gptkbp:numberOfReactors |
9
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| gptkbp:numberOfUndergroundTanks |
177
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| gptkbp:openToPublic |
limited
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Manhattan_Project_National_Historical_Park
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| gptkbp:plutoniumUsedIn |
gptkb:Fat_Man_bomb
gptkb:Trinity_test |
| gptkbp:reactorType |
gptkb:B_Reactor
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| gptkbp:superfundSite |
yes
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| gptkbp:touredWith |
yes
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| gptkbp:wasteStored |
radioactive and chemical waste
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:LIGO_Hanford_detector
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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