L Area

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L Area is a reactor and support complex within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, historically used for plutonium and tritium production and related nuclear operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear reactor area
reactor and support complex
associatedProcess fuel handling
nuclear materials handling
radioactive waste management
reactor operation
associatedWith U.S. nuclear weapons program
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse environmental monitoring and stewardship
nuclear materials management
spent nuclear fuel storage
environmentalOversightBy U.S. Department of Energy
state and federal environmental regulators
governedBy DOE nuclear safety orders
U.S. nuclear security policies
hasFacility L Area Disassembly Basin
L Area Disassembly Basin (L‑Basin)
L Reactor
auxiliary systems
spent nuclear fuel storage facilities
support buildings
historicalUse nuclear materials production
nuclear reactor operations
plutonium production
tritium production
infrastructureType industrial nuclear complex
locatedIn South Carolina
locatedNear Savannah River
managedBy Savannah River Operations Office
mission production of special nuclear materials
support U.S. defense programs
operator U.S. Department of Energy
ownedBy U.S. Department of Energy
partOf Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site
surface form: Savannah River Site production reactor complex
relatedTo H Area
K Area
P Area
R Area
riskType radiological hazards
safetyRegulation federal nuclear safety regulations
securityLevel high‑security federal facility
siteType nuclear production site
reactor area
subjectTo decontamination and decommissioning activities
environmental remediation programs
timePeriod Cold War era nuclear production

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