Tri-Party Agreement
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The Tri-Party Agreement is a legally binding cleanup and compliance pact among the U.S. Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Washington that sets milestones and responsibilities for remediating the Hanford nuclear site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Tri-Party Agreement for Hanford cleanup | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental cleanup agreement
→
federal facility compliance agreement → legal agreement → |
| appliesToSite |
Hanford Site, Washington
→
surface form:
Hanford Site
|
| appliesToState | Washington → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| governs |
cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater at Hanford
→
cleanup of underground storage tanks at Hanford → closure of waste treatment and storage units at Hanford → |
| hasGeographicFocus |
Hanford Site, Washington
→
surface form:
Columbia River corridor near Hanford Site
|
| hasImplementingAgency | U.S. Department of Energy → |
| hasOfficialName | Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order → |
| hasParty |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
→
surface form:
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington →
surface form:
State of Washington
U.S. Department of Energy → United States Environmental Protection Agency →
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Energy →
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
Washington State Department of Ecology → |
| hasPurpose |
to define responsibilities for Hanford Site remediation
→
to ensure compliance with federal and state environmental laws at Hanford → to establish milestones for cleanup of the Hanford Site → |
| hasRegulator |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
→
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington State Department of Ecology → |
| hasScope |
cleanup of past nuclear weapons production contamination at Hanford
→
decontamination and decommissioning of Hanford facilities → management of high-level radioactive waste at Hanford → management of mixed hazardous and radioactive waste at Hanford → management of transuranic waste at Hanford → |
| hasShortName | TPA → |
| includes |
cleanup milestones
→
enforceable schedules → public involvement provisions → regulatory requirements → |
| isConsentOrder | true → |
| isLegallyBinding | true → |
| legalBasis |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
→
surface form:
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act → Resource Conservation and Recovery Act →
surface form:
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act → Model Toxics Control Act (Washington) →
surface form:
Washington State Hazardous Waste Management Act
|
| regulatesActivity |
environmental cleanup
→
hazardous waste cleanup → nuclear site remediation → radioactive waste cleanup → waste management → |
| relatedTo |
environmental remediation at former nuclear weapons sites
→
nuclear weapons production legacy at Hanford → |
| subjectOf | Hanford Site cleanup program → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanford Site
this entity surface form:
Tri-Party Agreement for Hanford cleanup