U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection

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Department of Energy field office United States federal government office

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection is the DOE office responsible for managing and overseeing the safe storage, treatment, and disposal of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	As subject	As object
DOE Office of River Protection	0	2
Hanford Office of River Protection	0	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Department of Energy field office → United States federal government office →
abbreviation	ORP →
aimsTo	protect human health and the environment → reduce risks from aging underground radioactive waste tanks →
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection → surface form: DOE Office of River Protection U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection → surface form: Hanford Office of River Protection
collaboratesWith	United States Environmental Protection Agency → surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington State Department of Ecology →
country	United States of America →
focusesOn	cleanup of legacy nuclear weapons production waste → high-level radioactive waste management →
formedFor	management of Hanford tank waste cleanup →
headquartersLocation	Richland, Washington →
industry	nuclear waste management →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: United States federal government
locatedAt	Hanford Site, Washington → surface form: Hanford Site
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington → surface form: Washington (state)
mission	to safely manage, retrieve, treat, and dispose of Hanford’s tank waste →
operatesUnder	U.S. Department of Energy environmental management policies →
oversees	Hanford Site tank waste cleanup mission → Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP) → tank waste retrieval projects at Hanford →
parentOrganization	U.S. Department of Energy → surface form: United States Department of Energy
partOf	Office of Environmental Management → surface form: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
regulates	contractor operations for Hanford tank waste →
responsibleFor	compliance with federal and state environmental regulations for Hanford tank waste → construction and oversight of the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant → disposal of high-level radioactive tank waste → double-shell tank waste at the Hanford Site → environmental protection at the Hanford tank farms → immobilization of radioactive waste in glass (vitrification) → long-term tank waste retrieval and closure planning → management of radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site → operation of the Hanford tank farms → protection of the Columbia River from Hanford tank waste → safe storage of high-level radioactive tank waste → safety oversight of tank waste operations at Hanford → single-shell tank waste at the Hanford Site → treatment of high-level radioactive tank waste →
sector	public sector →
subjectTo	Tri-Party Agreement → surface form: Tri-Party Agreement for Hanford cleanup
uses	federal appropriations for cleanup activities →
website	https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/ORP →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection →

this entity surface form: DOE Office of River Protection

U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection →

this entity surface form: Hanford Office of River Protection

Washington River Protection Solutions → contractorFor → U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection →

this entity surface form: DOE Office of River Protection

Hanford Mission Integration Solutions → hasClient → U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection →