X-10 Project
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The X-10 Project was an early Manhattan Project initiative that built and operated one of the first large-scale nuclear reactors at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to produce plutonium for atomic research and weapon development.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project initiative
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nuclear reactor project → research reactor facility → |
| affiliation |
U.S. Army Manhattan Engineer District
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| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
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| constructionMaterial |
concrete shielding
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graphite blocks → |
| contributedTo |
design of Hanford production reactors
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development of plutonium production technology → |
| convertedTo |
research reactor operations after wartime plutonium mission
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| coolant |
air
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| country |
United States
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| designedBy |
DuPont
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| endDate |
post-World War II (research use continued)
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| field |
nuclear engineering
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nuclear physics → |
| followedBy |
Hanford Engineer Works plutonium production reactors
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| fundedBy |
U.S. federal government
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| hasPart |
X-10 Graphite Reactor
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| historicalSignificance |
first continuously operated plutonium production reactor
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one of the first large-scale nuclear reactors → |
| inception |
1943
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| legacy |
foundation for Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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| locatedInFacility |
Clinton Engineer Works
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| locatedNear |
Knoxville, Tennessee
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| location |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| managedBy |
DuPont
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| moderator |
graphite
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| operator |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| partOf |
Clinton Engineer Works
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| precededBy |
Chicago Pile-1
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| purpose |
neutron irradiation of materials
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plutonium production for research → support for atomic weapons development → |
| reactorType |
air-cooled reactor
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graphite-moderated reactor → |
| relatedTo |
atomic bomb development
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plutonium metallurgy research → |
| safetyFeature |
graphite moderator with air cooling stacks
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| significantEvent |
first sustained chain reaction at X-10 Graphite Reactor in 1943
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| startDate |
1943
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| status |
superseded by larger plutonium production facilities at Hanford
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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| usedFor |
neutron physics experiments
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production of plutonium-239 → radioisotope production → |
| usesFuel |
natural uranium
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Clinton Engineer Works
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