Hanford Tank Leaks

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear waste leak
gptkbp:cleanupCostEstimate over $100 billion
gptkbp:cleanupDeadline delayed multiple times
gptkbp:cleanupEffort Hanford Site cleanup
gptkbp:communityImpact gptkb:Tri-Cities_area
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Columbia River risk
groundwater contamination
gptkbp:federalFunding ongoing
gptkbp:firstReported 1950s
gptkbp:fuelType double-shell tank
single-shell tank
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hanford Tank Leaks
gptkbp:leakDetection monitoring wells
tank sensors
gptkbp:legalIssue state lawsuits against DOE
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford_Site
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Seattle_Times
gptkbp:notableEvent 2013 new leaks reported
2017 tunnel collapse
gptkbp:numberOfTanksLeaking over 60
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern high
gptkbp:regulatoryOversight gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Washington_State_Department_of_Ecology
gptkbp:relatedEvent Cold War nuclear production
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hanford_Vit_Plant
gptkbp:remediationMethod tank stabilization
vitrification
waste retrieval
gptkbp:riskToPublic potential water contamination
gptkbp:riskToWorkers exposure to radiation
gptkbp:state gptkb:Washington
gptkbp:studiedBy USGS groundwater studies
gptkbp:totalTanks 177
gptkbp:typeOfWaste radioactive waste
gptkbp:wasteType high-level radioactive waste
low-level radioactive waste
plutonium production
gptkbp:wasteVolumeLeaked over 1 million gallons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hanford_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3