Mound Laboratory (historical)
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Mound Laboratory (historical) was a U.S. Department of Energy research and production facility in Ohio that played a key role in early nuclear weapons development and related nuclear technologies during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mound Laboratory (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1114544 — 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: Mound Laboratory (historical) Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons complex, includesFacility, Mound Laboratory (historical)]
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A.
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works was a major World War II-era munitions and later uranium-processing facility in Missouri that became part of the Manhattan Project and is now known for its extensive environmental cleanup.
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B.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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C.
Oak Ridge Reservation
Oak Ridge Reservation is a large U.S. Department of Energy site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, historically central to the Manhattan Project and now a major center for nuclear research, environmental management, and national security work.
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D.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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E.
Pantex Plant
Pantex Plant is a U.S. nuclear weapons facility in Texas responsible for the assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the nation’s nuclear warheads.
- 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: Mound Laboratory (historical) Target entity description: Mound Laboratory (historical) was a U.S. Department of Energy research and production facility in Ohio that played a key role in early nuclear weapons development and related nuclear technologies during the Cold War.
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A.
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works was a major World War II-era munitions and later uranium-processing facility in Missouri that became part of the Manhattan Project and is now known for its extensive environmental cleanup.
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B.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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C.
Oak Ridge Reservation
Oak Ridge Reservation is a large U.S. Department of Energy site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, historically central to the Manhattan Project and now a major center for nuclear research, environmental management, and national security work.
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D.
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range
Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range is a U.S. Army testing and evaluation range at Fort Huachuca used for developing and assessing electronic, communications, and surveillance systems.
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E.
Pantex Plant
Pantex Plant is a U.S. nuclear weapons facility in Texas responsible for the assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the nation’s nuclear warheads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Department of Energy facility
ⓘ
nuclear weapons facility ⓘ research laboratory ⓘ |
| affiliation |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
|
| category |
Cold War site in the United States
ⓘ
Former nuclear weapons production facility ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | after end of Cold War ⓘ |
| endDate |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | subject to environmental cleanup ⓘ |
| hasUse |
nuclear research
ⓘ
nuclear weapons component production ⓘ radioisotope development ⓘ weapons engineering ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical industrial site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important Cold War nuclear technology site
ⓘ
key role in early U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| inception | late 1940s ⓘ |
| industry |
defense
ⓘ
nuclear technology ⓘ nuclear weapons industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Miamisburg, Ohio
ⓘ
Montgomery County, Ohio ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Great Miami River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Miamisburg Mound ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Monsanto Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Monsanto Chemical Company
|
| operator | contractors to U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. nuclear weapons development program
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons complex ⓘ |
| productOrService |
nuclear weapons components
ⓘ
polonium-210 components ⓘ radioisotope power sources ⓘ radioisotope thermoelectric generator components ⓘ tritium-related components ⓘ |
| role |
development of nuclear-related technologies
ⓘ
early nuclear weapons development ⓘ production of nuclear weapon initiators ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nuclear weapons production
ⓘ
nuclear weapons research ⓘ radioisotope power system development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mound Laboratory (historical) Description of subject: Mound Laboratory (historical) was a U.S. Department of Energy research and production facility in Ohio that played a key role in early nuclear weapons development and related nuclear technologies during the Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.