Runit Island

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Runit Island is a small island in the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands, best known as the site of a concrete dome covering radioactive debris from U.S. nuclear testing.

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Runit Island canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
nuclear test site
administeredBy Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
belongsTo Enewetak Atoll community traditional lands
cleanupEndYear 1980
cleanupProject Enewetak Atoll Radiological Cleanup Project
cleanupStartYear 1977
constructionOfDomeEndYear 1980
constructionOfDomeStartYear 1977
country Marshall Islands
coveredBy concrete dome
distanceToEnewetakIsland approximately 2 kilometers
environmentalConcern potential leakage of radioactive material
sea level rise impact on containment dome
formerAdministeredBy United States of America
surface form: United States
governedByAgreement Compact of Free Association context
hasAlias Cactus Dome
Cactus Dome
surface form: Runit Cactus Dome
hasArea approximately 0.4 square kilometers
hasCoastlineType coral atoll island
hasLatitude approximately 11.55° N
hasLongitude approximately 162.35° E
hasRadioactiveWasteFrom Bikini Atoll
surface form: Bikini Atoll nuclear tests

Enewetak Atoll
surface form: Enewetak Atoll nuclear tests
hasStatus uninhabited
hasStructure Runit Dome
hasWasteType contaminated concrete rubble
plutonium-contaminated soil
radioactive debris
historicalUse nuclear test ground support area
locatedIn Enewetak Atoll
Pacific Ocean
Ralik Chain
locatedInTimeZone UTC+12
nearbySettlement Enewetak Atoll
surface form: Enewetak Island
partOf Enewetak Atoll
surface form: Enewetak Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Micronesia
surface form: Micronesia region

Pacific Proving Grounds
surface form: former Pacific Proving Grounds
restrictedAccess true
riskAssessmentBy U.S. Department of Energy
subjectOf environmental impact studies
nuclear legacy discussions
underJurisdictionOf Enewetak Atoll Local Government
usedFor containment of nuclear test waste
nuclear weapons testing cleanup operations
storage of radioactive debris

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Enewetak Atoll containsIsland Runit Island
Runit Dome locatedIn Runit Island
Cactus Dome location Runit Island
Eniwetok atoll region contains Runit Island
subject surface form: Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific Proving Grounds contains Runit Island