K Area Complex

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The K Area Complex is a key nuclear materials handling and storage facility within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina.

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instanceOf U.S. Department of Energy facility
nuclear materials handling facility
nuclear materials storage facility
associatedWith U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship
surplus plutonium management at Savannah River Site
conversionFrom reactor support area to nuclear material storage complex
country United States of America
surface form: United States
geographicRegion Aiken County, South Carolina
handlesMaterial plutonium
special nuclear material
hasFunction handling of nuclear materials
processing of nuclear materials for disposition
storage of nuclear materials
surveillance of nuclear materials
hasInfrastructure hardened nuclear material storage vaults
material handling systems
nuclear material monitoring systems
hasMission safe storage of surplus weapons-usable nuclear material
support for national security objectives
support for nuclear nonproliferation objectives
historicalUse support facilities for K Reactor at Savannah River Site
locatedAt Savannah River Site
surface form: Savannah River Site K Area
locatedIn Savannah River Site
South Carolina
managedBy National Nuclear Security Administration
near Aiken, South Carolina
operatedBy Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
ownedBy U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
partOf Savannah River Site
partOfProgram U.S. nuclear material management program
U.S. plutonium disposition strategy
regulatoryAuthority Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
U.S. Department of Energy
safetyStandard DOE nuclear safety requirements
securityLevel high-security nuclear facility
siteType former reactor area repurposed for nuclear material storage
subjectTo environmental and safety oversight
usedFor long-term storage of surplus plutonium
nuclear material consolidation
nuclear material disposition activities
nuclear nonproliferation missions

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Savannah River Site containsFacility K Area Complex