first full-scale plutonium production reactor

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fusion
gptkbp:associated_with nuclear proliferation
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:construction_started 1943
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:nuclear_weapons
gptkbp:contribution plutonium research
gptkbp:cooling_system water cooling
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1987
gptkb:Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Du_Pont
gptkbp:employed_technology gptkb:nuclear_fission
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:environmental_impact contamination
gptkbp:field nuclear engineering
gptkbp:fuel_type uranium
gptkbp:historical_context post-war era
gptkbp:historical_event nuclear testing
gptkbp:historical_impact nuclear policy
gptkbp:historical_legacy nuclear energy development
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first full-scale plutonium production reactor
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:fusion
gptkbp:involved_in nuclear research
gptkbp:involved_technology nuclear reactors
gptkbp:is_debated_in nuclear energy policy
gptkbp:is_influenced_by nuclear reactors
gptkbp:legacy nuclear power development
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:energy_policy
Atomic Energy Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford_Site
gptkbp:losses safety regulations
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:B_Reactor
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operational_challenges technical failures
gptkbp:operational_history significant milestones
gptkbp:operational_period 43 years
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_use government oversight
gptkbp:power_output 250 megawatts
gptkbp:power_source gptkb:nuclear_fission
plutonium
gptkbp:produced_material plutonium
gptkbp:project Plutonium-239 production
gptkbp:public_access limited
gptkbp:public_perception controversial
gptkbp:replaced_by newer reactors
gptkbp:research nuclear physics
gptkbp:research_focus nuclear energy
gptkbp:risk_factor nuclear accidents
gptkbp:safety radiation exposure
gptkbp:safety_measures radiation shielding
gptkbp:significance first reactor to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons
gptkbp:start_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:turbine_type production reactor
gptkbp:type graphite-moderated reactor
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hanford_B_Reactor_National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4