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This is the most contaminated nuclear location in America

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73% Informative

The Hanford Site spans 586 square miles and is infamous for being the most contaminated nuclear location in America .

It was constructed in 1944 as part of the Manhattan Project and played a pivotal role in producing plutonium for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Today , Hanford stores 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in 177 underground tanks.

Cleanup efforts began in 1989 and face formidable challenges.

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76

Informative language

76

Neutral language

5

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formal

Language

English

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59

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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