Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
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Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility is a controversial radioactive waste storage site on Taiwan’s Orchid Island that has drawn criticism for its environmental and social impacts on the indigenous Tao community.
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| Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Context triple: [Orchid Island, hasFacility, Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility]
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A.
Artificial Island nuclear complex
The Artificial Island nuclear complex is a major nuclear power facility in New Jersey that hosts multiple generating stations, including the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear plants, on an artificial island along the Delaware River.
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Runit Dome
Runit Dome is a concrete containment structure built by the United States on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands to store radioactive debris from nuclear weapons testing.
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Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant is a small, remote nuclear power station in Russia’s Chukotka region, notable for supplying electricity and district heating to the Arctic town of Bilibino.
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Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site is North Korea’s primary underground nuclear testing facility, located in a remote mountainous area of the country and used for multiple nuclear detonations since 2006.
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E.
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System
The Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System was a U.S. military facility in the Pacific used to safely destroy and dispose of stockpiled chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Target entity description: Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility is a controversial radioactive waste storage site on Taiwan’s Orchid Island that has drawn criticism for its environmental and social impacts on the indigenous Tao community.
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A.
Artificial Island nuclear complex
The Artificial Island nuclear complex is a major nuclear power facility in New Jersey that hosts multiple generating stations, including the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear plants, on an artificial island along the Delaware River.
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B.
Runit Dome
Runit Dome is a concrete containment structure built by the United States on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands to store radioactive debris from nuclear weapons testing.
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C.
Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant is a small, remote nuclear power station in Russia’s Chukotka region, notable for supplying electricity and district heating to the Arctic town of Bilibino.
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D.
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site is North Korea’s primary underground nuclear testing facility, located in a remote mountainous area of the country and used for multiple nuclear detonations since 2006.
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E.
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System
The Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System was a U.S. military facility in the Pacific used to safely destroy and dispose of stockpiled chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear waste storage site
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radioactive waste storage facility ⓘ |
| affectsCommunity |
Tao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yami people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lanyu Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Site
NERFINISHED
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Orchid Island Nuclear Waste Storage Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Taiwan nuclear energy policy
ⓘ
nuclear waste management in Taiwan ⓘ |
| builtOn | land traditionally used by Tao people ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Tao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
environmental organizations ⓘ indigenous rights groups ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
environmental impacts
ⓘ
social impacts ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | southeast of Taiwan main island ⓘ |
| environmentalRisk | potential radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| hasCapacityType | storage of low-level radioactive waste drums ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
local fishing grounds
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public perception of nuclear power in Taiwan ⓘ traditional Tao culture ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | licensed nuclear waste storage facility ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEcosystem | Pacific island marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| inOperationSince | early 1980s ⓘ |
| issueType |
environmental justice issue
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indigenous rights issue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lanyu Township
NERFINISHED
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Orchid Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Taitung County NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Taiwan Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tao villages on Orchid Island ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Taitung County Council
NERFINISHED
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local government of Lanyu Township ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Taiwan Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Taiwanese nuclear regulatory authorities ⓘ |
| riskType | long-term radioactive waste storage risk ⓘ |
| servesAs | low-level radioactive waste storage ⓘ |
| socialRisk | marginalization of indigenous community ⓘ |
| storesWasteFrom | Taiwan nuclear power plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storesWasteType | low-level radioactive waste ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on environmental justice
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anti-nuclear protests ⓘ government relocation plans debate ⓘ indigenous rights protests ⓘ media coverage in Taiwan ⓘ |
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Subject: Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Description of subject: Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility is a controversial radioactive waste storage site on Taiwan’s Orchid Island that has drawn criticism for its environmental and social impacts on the indigenous Tao community.
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