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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:nuclear_reactor
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gptkbp:alternativeSitesConsidered
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gptkb:Deaf_Smith_County,_Texas
gptkb:Hanford_Site
gptkb:Richland,_Washington
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gptkbp:approvedBy
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gptkb:Nuclear_Waste_Policy_Act
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gptkbp:authorizationYear
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1987
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gptkbp:capacity
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70,000 metric tons of nuclear waste
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1994
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gptkbp:controversy
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environmental concerns
opposed by State of Nevada
seismic activity concerns
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:county
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gptkb:Nye_County
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gptkbp:distanceFromDeathValley
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about 25 miles east
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gptkbp:distanceFromLasVegas
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about 100 miles northwest
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gptkbp:geology
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geological formation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Yucca Mountain Repository
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gptkbp:licenseApplicationSubmitted
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2008
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gptkbp:licenseApplicationWithdrawn
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2010
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Yucca_Mountain
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gptkbp:longTermSafety
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designed for 10,000 to 1,000,000 years
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Biden administration opposed project continuation
Obama administration halted funding in 2010
Trump administration proposed renewed funding in 2017
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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local residents
environmental groups
State of Nevada government
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gptkbp:projectCost
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over $15 billion (as of 2010)
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gptkbp:projectSuspendedYear
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2010
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gptkbp:proposedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
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gptkbp:purpose
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storage of spent nuclear fuel
storage of high-level radioactive waste
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gptkbp:repository
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underground facility
deep geological repository
proposed national repository
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gptkbp:repositoryDepth
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about 300 meters below surface
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gptkbp:repositoryDesign
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engineered barriers and natural barriers
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gptkbp:siteInvestigationBegan
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1978
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gptkbp:siteOwnership
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gptkb:government
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gptkbp:siteSelectionProcess
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Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments of 1987
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Nevada
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gptkbp:status
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not operational
project suspended
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gptkbp:tunnel
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about 5 miles
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gptkbp:website
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about 230 square kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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