Experimental Breeder Reactor I
E104432
Experimental Breeder Reactor I was the world’s first nuclear reactor to produce usable electricity, marking a major milestone in nuclear power development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Experimental Breeder Reactor I canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T854080 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Experimental Breeder Reactor I Context triple: [Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, hasFacility, Experimental Breeder Reactor I]
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A.
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.
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B.
Chicago Pile-2
Chicago Pile-2 was an early research nuclear reactor built at the Argonne site to continue and expand experimental work following the first controlled chain reaction achieved by Chicago Pile-1.
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C.
Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Experimental Breeder Reactor I Target entity description: Experimental Breeder Reactor I was the world’s first nuclear reactor to produce usable electricity, marking a major milestone in nuclear power development.
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A.
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.
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B.
Chicago Pile-2
Chicago Pile-2 was an early research nuclear reactor built at the Argonne site to continue and expand experimental work following the first controlled chain reaction achieved by Chicago Pile-1.
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C.
Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
breeder reactor
ⓘ
nuclear reactor ⓘ research reactor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EBR-I ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coolant |
liquid metal
ⓘ
sodium-potassium alloy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfFirstCriticality | 1951-12-20 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1964 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Walter Zinn ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 1964 ⓘ |
| fuelType | uranium ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Act
|
| gridConnection | 1951-12-20 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
control room
ⓘ
reactor core ⓘ turbine-generator equipment ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark ⓘ Nuclear Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| innovationType | prototype power reactor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Idaho National Laboratory site
|
| near | Arco, Idaho ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstration of breeder reactor concept
ⓘ
first nuclear reactor to produce usable electricity ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
reactor physics experiments
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Idaho National Engineering Laboratory ⓘ |
| powerOutputElectrical | about 200 kilowatts ⓘ |
| powerOutputThermal | about 1.4 megawatts ⓘ |
| producedElectricityFor | four 200-watt light bulbs ⓘ |
| purpose |
experimental power reactor
ⓘ
research and development of breeder technology ⓘ |
| reactorType | fast breeder reactor ⓘ |
| safetyEvent | partial core meltdown in 1955 ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1951 ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| successor | Experimental Breeder Reactor II ⓘ |
| technologyDomain | nuclear power ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Experimental Breeder Reactor I Description of subject: Experimental Breeder Reactor I was the world’s first nuclear reactor to produce usable electricity, marking a major milestone in nuclear power development.
Referenced by (2)
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