Hanford Site, Washington

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Hanford Site, Washington is a large decommissioned nuclear production complex along the Columbia River that was central to U.S. plutonium production during and after World War II and is now one of the nation’s most challenging environmental cleanup sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Superfund site
United States Department of Energy facility
nuclear production complex
area approximately 1,518 square kilometers
approximately 586 square miles
builtFor Manhattan Project
cleanupContractor Bechtel National, Inc.
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions
Washington River Protection Solutions
country United States
currentPrimaryActivity environmental cleanup
environmentalConcern Columbia River protection
groundwater contamination
soil contamination
established 1943
governingAgreement Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order
Tri-Party Agreement
historicDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Hanford unit)
knownFor major Cold War plutonium production center
one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the United States
locatedIn Washington state
linked to: Washington
locatedOnRiver Columbia River
managedBy U.S. Department of Energy
nearestCity Kennewick, Washington
Pasco, Washington
Richland, Washington
notableFacility B Reactor National Historic Landmark
linked to: B Reactor
originalOperator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ownedBy U.S. federal government
partOf U.S. nuclear weapons complex
plutoniumProductionEnded late 1980s
producedMaterialFor Fat Man atomic bomb
linked to: Fat Man

Trinity test device
U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons stockpile
reactor B Reactor
C Reactor
D Reactor
DR Reactor
linked to: D Reactor

F Reactor
H Reactor
K-East Reactor
K-West Reactor
N Reactor
reactorType graphite-moderated plutonium production reactor
region Benton County, Washington
Franklin County, Washington
Grant County, Washington
regulator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington State Department of Ecology
status decommissioned nuclear production site
storageFacility underground double-shell tanks
underground single-shell tanks
timePeriodOfMajorProduction Cold War
World War II
wartimePurpose plutonium production for nuclear weapons
wasteType high-level radioactive waste
mixed hazardous and radioactive waste
transuranic waste

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Manhattan Project site Hanford Site, Washington
Manhattan Engineer District responsibleFor Hanford Engineer Works
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Hanford Site historicDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Hanford unit)
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United States Atomic Energy Commission oversawFacility Hanford Site
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Manhattan Engineer District locationOfActivity Hanford, Washington
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Manhattan Engineer District oversawConstructionOf Hanford Engineer Works
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B Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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B Reactor partOf Hanford Engineer Works
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Hanford Mission Integration Solutions operatesAt Hanford Site
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H Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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H Reactor partOf Hanford Site production reactors
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H Reactor partOf Hanford plutonium production complex
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C Reactor location Hanford Site
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C Reactor partOf Hanford plutonium production complex
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D Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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D Reactor partOf Hanford Engineer Works
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D Reactor partOf Hanford Nuclear Reservation
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F Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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F Reactor partOf Hanford Engineer Works
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F Reactor partOf Hanford plutonium production complex
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Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order appliesToSite Hanford Site
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Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order regulatesFacility Hanford nuclear site
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Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order location Hanford Site, Washington State
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Tri-Party Agreement appliesToSite Hanford Site
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Tri-Party Agreement hasGeographicFocus Columbia River corridor near Hanford Site
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Washington River Protection Solutions operatesAt Hanford Site
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Washington River Protection Solutions associatedWith Hanford tank farms
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K-East Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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K-East Reactor partOf Hanford plutonium production complex
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Project Y relatedSite Hanford Site
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K-West Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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K-West Reactor partOf Hanford Site 100-K Area
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N Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
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N Reactor connectedTo Hanford Generating Plant
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N Reactor partOf Hanford plutonium production complex
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Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) hasSisterSite Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Hanford unit)
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Benton County, Washington contains Hanford Site
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Benton County, Washington knownFor Hanford nuclear site
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Franklin County, Washington locatedNear Hanford nuclear reservation
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Manhattan Project sites hasPart Hanford Engineer Works
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Manhattan Project sites hasPart Hanford, Washington
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Manhattan Project sites hasPart T Plant, Hanford
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Manhattan Project sites hasPart Site W, Hanford production complex
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Richland, Washington near Hanford Site
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United States nuclear weapons complex includesFacility Hanford Site (historical weapons production)
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U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office oversees Hanford Site
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection locatedAt Hanford Site
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Hanford production reactors partOf Hanford Site
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Hanford production reactors locatedIn Hanford Site
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B Reactor locatedIn Hanford Site
subject linked to: Hanford production reactors
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