Triple

T2189089
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject RTG E49819 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is a long-lived power source that converts heat from the natural radioactive decay of isotopes into electricity, commonly used on spacecraft and remote installations where solar or conventional power is impractical.
E86318 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator | Statement: [RTG, fullName, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
Context triple: [RTG, fullName, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator]
  • A. MMRTG
    The MMRTG (Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator) is a long-lived nuclear power system that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity for spacecraft and planetary rovers like Curiosity.
  • B. S-50 thermal diffusion plant
    The S-50 thermal diffusion plant was a World War II facility at Oak Ridge used in the Manhattan Project to enrich uranium through thermal diffusion as part of the U.S. atomic bomb program.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. TRIGA research reactor
    The TRIGA research reactor is a small, inherently safe nuclear reactor design widely used in universities and research institutions for education, training, and scientific experiments.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
Triple: [RTG, fullName, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator]
Generated description
A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is a long-lived power source that converts heat from the natural radioactive decay of isotopes into electricity, commonly used on spacecraft and remote installations where solar or conventional power is impractical.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
Target entity description: A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator is a long-lived power source that converts heat from the natural radioactive decay of isotopes into electricity, commonly used on spacecraft and remote installations where solar or conventional power is impractical.
  • A. MMRTG chosen
    The MMRTG (Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator) is a long-lived nuclear power system that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity for spacecraft and planetary rovers like Curiosity.
  • B. S-50 thermal diffusion plant
    The S-50 thermal diffusion plant was a World War II facility at Oak Ridge used in the Manhattan Project to enrich uranium through thermal diffusion as part of the U.S. atomic bomb program.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. TRIGA research reactor
    The TRIGA research reactor is a small, inherently safe nuclear reactor design widely used in universities and research institutions for education, training, and scientific experiments.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbf373c608190b7716c137b3e9fe9 completed March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae5db0352c8190aa9c4c58460df3a4 completed March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae5e5fe37c8190bcf73200d32f5faa completed March 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5ed1e3208190b46d5e8361c2a5f6 completed March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.