Dimona nuclear facility
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The Dimona nuclear facility is a highly secretive Israeli nuclear installation widely believed to be central to the country's undeclared nuclear weapons program.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Negev Nuclear Research Center | 3 |
| Dimona nuclear facility canonical | 1 |
| Negev Nuclear Research Facility | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear facility
ⓘ
research reactor complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dimona reactor
ⓘ
Dimona nuclear facility ⓘ
surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Center
Dimona nuclear facility ⓘ
surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Facility
|
| approximatePowerOutput | about 26 megawatts thermal (initial declared design) ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Mordechai Vanunu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Defense Forces (indirectly)
|
| associatedWithProgram | Israeli nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| believedPowerOutput | significantly higher than declared design ⓘ |
| builtWithAssistanceFrom | France ⓘ |
| constructionSecrecy | initially described as textile plant ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
government of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Israel
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | radioactive contamination risk ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cooling ponds
ⓘ
plutonium separation plant ⓘ reactor building ⓘ support infrastructure ⓘ waste management facilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Negev desert ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Southern District, Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dimona ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Beersheba ⓘ |
| notSubjectTo | IAEA comprehensive safeguards ⓘ |
| operator | Israel Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ |
| ownership |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| primaryCoolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | natural uranium ⓘ |
| purpose |
nuclear research
ⓘ
plutonium production ⓘ production of nuclear weapons material ⓘ tritium production ⓘ |
| reactorType |
heavy water moderated reactor
ⓘ
plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | revelations by Mordechai Vanunu ⓘ |
| secrecyLevel | highly secretive ⓘ |
| securityMeasures |
airspace restrictions
ⓘ
heavily guarded ⓘ |
| significance | central to Israel's strategic deterrent (widely believed) ⓘ |
| statusOfNuclearWeaponsProgram | undeclared ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international concern about nuclear proliferation
ⓘ
media investigations ⓘ satellite imagery analysis ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Israeli policy of nuclear ambiguity ⓘ |
| visitedBy | U.S. inspection teams in the 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Center
this entity surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Center
this entity surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Center
this entity surface form:
Negev Nuclear Research Facility