K Reactor
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K Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for producing weapons-grade materials during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K Reactor canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear production reactor
ⓘ
plutonium production reactor ⓘ weapons-grade materials production facility ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cold War
ⓘ
nuclear nonproliferation concerns ⓘ |
| builtFor |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
|
| constructedFor | production of weapons-grade nuclear materials ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
monitoring and surveillance only
ⓘ
no power production ⓘ |
| decommissioningStatus | under long-term decommissioning and surveillance ⓘ |
| designedFor | high neutron flux production ⓘ |
| environmentalProgram | Savannah River Site cleanup program ⓘ |
| fuelType | uranium ⓘ |
| hasFunction | production of special nuclear materials ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
cooling systems
ⓘ
fuel handling systems ⓘ radiation shielding structures ⓘ reactor building ⓘ |
| hazardType | radioactive materials ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aiken County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Barnwell County, South Carolina ⓘ Savannah River Site ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Savannah River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | federal reservation ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Aiken, South Carolina
ⓘ
Augusta, Georgia ⓘ |
| nearFacility | other Savannah River Site reactors ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. government
|
| partOf |
Savannah River Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Savannah River Site reactor complex
U.S. Cold War nuclear complex ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
production of tritium
ⓘ
production of weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| purpose | support of U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType | heavy water moderated reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Office of Environmental Management
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
|
| riskCategory | former defense nuclear facility ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | radioactive contamination risk ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| siteOperator | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
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