F Canyon
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F Canyon is a large nuclear materials processing facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, historically used for the chemical separation and recovery of plutonium and other defense-related nuclear materials.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear materials processing facility
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reprocessing plant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Savannah River Site reprocessing operations
ⓘ
plutonium production for national defense ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1950s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| contains |
remote handling equipment
ⓘ
shielded process cells ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioningActivity |
equipment decontamination
ⓘ
facility stabilization ⓘ preparation for long-term closure ⓘ |
| designedFor | large-scale aqueous chemical processing ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
management of high-level waste
ⓘ
radioactive liquid waste generation ⓘ |
| hasType | canyon-type processing building ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
processing of irradiated targets for special nuclear materials
ⓘ
separation and recovery of plutonium from production reactors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Carolina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Savannah River Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Aiken, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augusta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Department of Energy contractors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Savannah River Site production complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryProduct |
special nuclear materials for defense
ⓘ
weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| regulatoryOversightBy |
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFacility | H Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
massive concrete shielding
ⓘ
ventilation and filtration systems ⓘ |
| status |
shut down for production operations
ⓘ
under deactivation and decommissioning activities ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chemical separation of irradiated nuclear fuel
ⓘ
production of defense-related nuclear materials ⓘ recovery of plutonium ⓘ recovery of uranium ⓘ support of U.S. nuclear weapons programs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.