Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site
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The Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site is a former nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste management facility in Barnwell County, South Carolina, associated with the U.S. nuclear energy and waste disposal industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site canonical | 1 |
| Barnwell low-level radioactive waste disposal facility | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4639161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site Context triple: [Barnwell County, South Carolina, hostsFacility, Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site]
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A.
Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site is a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear reservation in South Carolina historically used for producing materials for nuclear weapons and now focused on environmental cleanup and nuclear materials management.
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B.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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C.
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a major Canadian nuclear power plant in Ontario that produces electricity using CANDU reactors operated by Ontario Power Generation.
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D.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit pressurized water nuclear power station on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay that generates electricity for the Mid-Atlantic region.
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E.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site Target entity description: The Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site is a former nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste management facility in Barnwell County, South Carolina, associated with the U.S. nuclear energy and waste disposal industry.
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A.
Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site is a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear reservation in South Carolina historically used for producing materials for nuclear weapons and now focused on environmental cleanup and nuclear materials management.
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B.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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C.
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a major Canadian nuclear power plant in Ontario that produces electricity using CANDU reactors operated by Ontario Power Generation.
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D.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit pressurized water nuclear power station on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay that generates electricity for the Mid-Atlantic region.
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E.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
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nuclear facility site ⓘ radioactive waste management facility ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
nuclear energy industry
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radioactive waste disposal industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. nuclear energy and waste disposal industry ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| environmentalConcern |
long-term radioactive waste isolation
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radioactive contamination risk ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
nuclear fuel reprocessing
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radioactive waste disposal ⓘ radioactive waste management ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barnwell County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| partOf | U.S. nuclear infrastructure history ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody |
State of South Carolina environmental regulators
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryDomain | U.S. nuclear regulatory framework ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. nuclear fuel cycle
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U.S. radioactive waste policy ⓘ |
| riskType | radiological hazard ⓘ |
| status |
former facility
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shutdown ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental monitoring programs
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nuclear regulatory oversight ⓘ |
| usedFor |
handling spent nuclear fuel
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processing of nuclear materials ⓘ storage of radioactive waste ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site Description of subject: The Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant site is a former nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste management facility in Barnwell County, South Carolina, associated with the U.S. nuclear energy and waste disposal industry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barnwell low-level radioactive waste disposal facility