L Reactor
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L Reactor was a heavy water–moderated nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, historically used to produce materials such as plutonium and tritium for the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L Reactor canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy water–moderated reactor
ⓘ
nuclear reactor ⓘ production reactor ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Savannah River ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1954 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1951 ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | once-through river water cooling with cooling basins ⓘ |
| coreType | graphite-free, aluminum-clad fuel assemblies in heavy-water moderator ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | non-operational, deactivated nuclear facility ⓘ |
| deactivationStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| decommissioningStatus | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| designedElectricalOutput | none (non‑power production reactor) ⓘ |
| designedThermalPower | approximately 2,800 MWth ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | radioactive releases to seepage basins and surrounding environment ⓘ |
| finalShutdown | 1988 ⓘ |
| firstCriticality | 1954 ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| location | Savannah River Site ⓘ |
| militaryRole | strategic materials production for U.S. nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| moderator | heavy water ⓘ |
| neighboringReactor |
C Reactor
ⓘ
K Reactor ⓘ P Reactor ⓘ R Reactor ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| ownership |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. government
|
| partOf |
Savannah River Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Savannah River Site reactor complex
|
| primaryMission | support of U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
production of tritium
ⓘ
production of weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| producedIsotope |
other transuranic isotopes
ⓘ
plutonium-239 ⓘ tritium ⓘ |
| reactivated | 1985 ⓘ |
| reasonForFinalShutdown | end of Cold War production needs and safety/aging concerns ⓘ |
| regulatoryOversight | Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
United States nuclear weapons complex
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons program
|
| safetyEvent | experienced fuel assembly failures and leaks during operation ⓘ |
| safetyUpgrades | received upgrades prior to 1985 restart ⓘ |
| shutdown | 1968 ⓘ |
| siteCode | SRS L Reactor ⓘ |
| siteOperator |
DuPont
ⓘ
Westinghouse Savannah River Company ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| statusAfter1968Shutdown | standby ⓘ |
| wasteManagement | generated high-level and low-level radioactive waste ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.