C Reactor

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C Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for producing materials for nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decommissioned nuclear reactor
nuclear production reactor
plutonium production reactor
associatedWithProgram United States nuclear weapons complex
surface form: United States nuclear weapons program
coolant heavy water
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environmentalStatus under decommissioning and cleanup oversight
fuelType natural uranium
gridConnection no commercial electricity production
historicalPeriod Cold War nuclear weapons program
locatedIn Savannah River Site
South Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Savannah River
managedBy U.S. Department of Energy
moderator heavy water
owner United States government
surface form: U.S. government
partOf Savannah River Site
surface form: Savannah River Site reactor complex

U.S. Cold War infrastructure
primaryUse production of materials for nuclear weapons
purpose production of tritium
production of weapons-grade plutonium
reactorType heavy-water moderated reactor
region Aiken County, South Carolina
Barnwell County, South Carolina
regulatoryAuthority Office of Environmental Management
surface form: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
safetyFunction production reactor, not power reactor
siteOperator U.S. Department of Energy
status decommissioned
usedDuring Cold War

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