Hanford production reactors
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The Hanford production reactors were a series of plutonium-producing nuclear reactors built during and after World War II at the Hanford Site in Washington State as part of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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Target entity: Hanford production reactors Context triple: [D Reactor, partOfSeries, Hanford production reactors]
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K-West Reactor
K-West Reactor is one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, historically used to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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Hanford Site, Washington
Hanford Site, Washington is a large decommissioned nuclear production complex along the Columbia River that was central to U.S. plutonium production during and after World War II and is now one of the nation’s most challenging environmental cleanup sites.
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X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
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K-25 Project
The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hanford production reactors Target entity description: The Hanford production reactors were a series of plutonium-producing nuclear reactors built during and after World War II at the Hanford Site in Washington State as part of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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A.
K-West Reactor
K-West Reactor is one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, historically used to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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Hanford Site, Washington
Hanford Site, Washington is a large decommissioned nuclear production complex along the Columbia River that was central to U.S. plutonium production during and after World War II and is now one of the nation’s most challenging environmental cleanup sites.
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X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
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K-25 Project
The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dual-purpose reactor
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graphite-moderated reactor ⓘ nuclear reactor series ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | radioactive contamination at Hanford Site ⓘ |
| coolant |
pressurized water
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water-cooled ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | DuPont ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
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World War II ⓘ |
| firstCriticality |
1944
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1944 ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| hasPart |
B Reactor
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C Reactor ⓘ D Reactor ⓘ DR Reactor ⓘ F Reactor ⓘ H Reactor ⓘ K-East Reactor ⓘ K-West Reactor ⓘ N Reactor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
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Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
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| locatedOn | Columbia River ⓘ |
| notableFor | world's first full-scale plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 9 ⓘ |
| operator |
DuPont
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General Electric ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hanford Site, Washington
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surface form:
Hanford Site
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| producedPlutoniumFor |
Fat Man
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surface form:
Fat Man nuclear bomb
Trinity test device ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity test
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| program |
Manhattan Project
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U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
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plutonium production ⓘ plutonium production for nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| reactorType | graphite-moderated reactor ⓘ |
| startConstruction |
1943
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1943 ⓘ |
| status | permanently shut down ⓘ |
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Subject: Hanford production reactors Description of subject: The Hanford production reactors were a series of plutonium-producing nuclear reactors built during and after World War II at the Hanford Site in Washington State as part of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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