Fermi 2
E417358
Fermi 2 is a boiling water nuclear reactor unit at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, used for commercial electricity production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fermi 2 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4152982 — 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: Fermi 2 Context triple: [Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station, hasReactor, Fermi 2]
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A.
Fermi
Fermi is a renowned Italian surname most famously associated with physicist Enrico Fermi, a pioneer of nuclear physics and Nobel Prize laureate.
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B.
Vanguard 2
Vanguard 2 is an early American Earth-orbiting satellite, launched in 1959 to measure cloud cover and improve understanding of Earth’s weather and atmospheric conditions.
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C.
Helios 2
Helios 2 was a German–French military reconnaissance satellite launched during the Cold War to provide high-resolution imaging intelligence from orbit.
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D.
Fermi station
Fermi station is a key underground metro station in Collegno, Italy, serving as the western endpoint of Turin Metro’s Line 1.
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E.
Centauro II
The Centauro II is a modern Italian 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer/armored fighting vehicle featuring enhanced firepower, protection, and mobility compared to its predecessor.
- 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: Fermi 2 Target entity description: Fermi 2 is a boiling water nuclear reactor unit at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, used for commercial electricity production.
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A.
Fermi
Fermi is a renowned Italian surname most famously associated with physicist Enrico Fermi, a pioneer of nuclear physics and Nobel Prize laureate.
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B.
Vanguard 2
Vanguard 2 is an early American Earth-orbiting satellite, launched in 1959 to measure cloud cover and improve understanding of Earth’s weather and atmospheric conditions.
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C.
Helios 2
Helios 2 was a German–French military reconnaissance satellite launched during the Cold War to provide high-resolution imaging intelligence from orbit.
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D.
Fermi station
Fermi station is a key underground metro station in Collegno, Italy, serving as the western endpoint of Turin Metro’s Line 1.
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E.
Centauro II
The Centauro II is a modern Italian 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer/armored fighting vehicle featuring enhanced firepower, protection, and mobility compared to its predecessor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boiling water reactor
ⓘ
commercial nuclear power reactor ⓘ nuclear reactor unit ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Fermi 1 ⓘ |
| commercialOperationBegan | 1988 ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Monroe County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToDetroit_km | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity_MWe_gross | 1233 ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity_MWe_net | 1150 ⓘ |
| fuelAssemblyType | BWR fuel assembly ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnection | 1988 ⓘ |
| gridConnectionCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasContainment |
primary containment
ⓘ
secondary containment ⓘ |
| hasUnitNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| licensedBy |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
|
| locatedIn |
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station
ⓘ
Frenchtown, Michigan ⓘ
surface form:
Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
Michigan ⓘ Monroe County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| nearCity | Monroe, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netCapacityFactor_high | over 90 percent in some years ⓘ |
| operator |
DTE Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
DTE Electric Company
|
| owner |
DTE Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
DTE Electric Company
|
| parentCompany | DTE Energy ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| purpose | baseload power generation ⓘ |
| reactorGeneration | Generation II ⓘ |
| reactorModel | GE BWR-6 ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | General Electric ⓘ |
| reactorTechnology | light-water reactor ⓘ |
| reactorType | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
|
| safetySystemType | Mark I containment ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| thermalCapacity_MWt | 3430 ⓘ |
| township | Frenchtown Charter Township ⓘ |
| use | commercial electricity generation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fermi 2 Description of subject: Fermi 2 is a boiling water nuclear reactor unit at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, used for commercial electricity production.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.