X-10 graphite reactor
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Manhattan Project facility
air-cooled reactor
graphite-moderated reactor
nuclear reactor
plutonium production reactor
research 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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project facility
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air-cooled reactor → graphite-moderated reactor → nuclear reactor → plutonium production reactor → research reactor → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clinton Pile
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Oak Ridge pile → |
| associatedWithWeapon |
early U.S. nuclear weapons program
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| constructionStartDate |
1943-02
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| controlMechanism |
control rods
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| coolant |
air
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| country |
United States
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| currentUse |
historic exhibit
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| decommissioned |
1963
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| designedBy |
Eugene Wigner
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| designer |
DuPont
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| firstCriticalityDate |
1943-11-04
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| firstFullPowerOperationDate |
1943-11
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| fuel |
natural uranium
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| fuelForm |
uranium metal slugs
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| heritageDesignationBy |
U.S. National Park Service
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| heritageDesignationDate |
1965
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| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
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| historicalSignificance |
first continuously operated nuclear reactor in the world
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first large-scale plutonium production reactor → prototype for Hanford B Reactor → |
| initialThermalPower |
1000 kW
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| laterThermalPower |
4000 kW
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| locatedIn |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| locatedInFacility |
Clinton Engineer Works
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| locatedInSite |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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| moderator |
graphite
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| operator |
Clinton Laboratories
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory → U.S. Army Corps of Engineers → |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| producedIsotope |
plutonium-239
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radioisotopes for medical use → |
| purpose |
pilot plant for Hanford production reactors
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plutonium production → research and development → |
| relatedFacility |
Chicago Pile-1
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Hanford B Reactor → |
| shutdownDate |
1963-11-04
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| tourAvailability |
public tours by reservation
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| usedFor |
development of chemical separation processes for plutonium
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neutron physics research → radioisotope production → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Clinton Laboratories
("X-10 Graphite Reactor")
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Manhattan Project sites ("X-10 Graphite Reactor") → X-10 Project ("X-10 Graphite Reactor") → |
hasPart |
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X-10 graphite reactor
("Oak Ridge pile")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Clinton Engineer Works
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contains |
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Secret City
("X-10 Graphite Reactor")
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hostedFacility |