American Centrifuge Plant (planned)
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The American Centrifuge Plant (planned) is a proposed U.S. uranium enrichment facility intended to replace older gaseous diffusion technology with more efficient gas centrifuge methods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Centrifuge Plant (planned) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6086338 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Centrifuge Plant (planned) Context triple: [Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, successorFacility, American Centrifuge Plant (planned)]
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A.
Fernald uranium plant
The Fernald uranium plant was a U.S. Department of Energy facility near Cincinnati, Ohio, that processed uranium for nuclear weapons production and later became a major environmental cleanup site.
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B.
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a former U.S. Department of Energy uranium enrichment facility in western Kentucky that played a major role in producing enriched uranium for nuclear power and defense.
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C.
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant was a major U.S. uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project and later used for Cold War nuclear fuel production.
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D.
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical)
The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant was a major U.S. uranium enrichment facility in Ohio that played a key role in producing enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear power during the Cold War.
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E.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in North Texas that supplies electricity to the region and is one of the state’s major nuclear power stations.
- 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: American Centrifuge Plant (planned) Target entity description: The American Centrifuge Plant (planned) is a proposed U.S. uranium enrichment facility intended to replace older gaseous diffusion technology with more efficient gas centrifuge methods.
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A.
Fernald uranium plant
The Fernald uranium plant was a U.S. Department of Energy facility near Cincinnati, Ohio, that processed uranium for nuclear weapons production and later became a major environmental cleanup site.
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B.
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a former U.S. Department of Energy uranium enrichment facility in western Kentucky that played a major role in producing enriched uranium for nuclear power and defense.
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C.
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant was a major U.S. uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project and later used for Cold War nuclear fuel production.
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D.
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical)
The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant was a major U.S. uranium enrichment facility in Ohio that played a key role in producing enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear power during the Cold War.
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E.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in North Texas that supplies electricity to the region and is one of the state’s major nuclear power stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility project
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uranium enrichment plant ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
nuclear fuel cycle
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nuclear power ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
AC100 series centrifuge
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American Centrifuge technology ⓘ U.S. gas centrifuge research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory ⓘ |
| benefit |
higher energy efficiency than gaseous diffusion
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lower operating costs than gaseous diffusion ⓘ reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to gaseous diffusion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfRegulation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Centrus Energy Corp. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enrichmentMethod | gas centrifuge separation of uranium isotopes ⓘ |
| environmentalOversight | U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedForm | natural UF6 cylinders ⓘ |
| formerDeveloper | USEC Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelCycleStage | enrichment stage of nuclear fuel cycle ⓘ |
| intendedCapacity | millions of SWU per year ⓘ |
| intendedFeedMaterial | uranium hexafluoride (UF6) ⓘ |
| intendedIsotope | uranium-235 ⓘ |
| intendedProduct | low-enriched uranium (LEU) ⓘ |
| location |
Piketon, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory |
Centrus Energy Corp. (successor to USEC Inc.)
NERFINISHED
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USEC Inc. (original project sponsor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedProductForm | enriched UF6 cylinders ⓘ |
| projectType | commercial enrichment facility ⓘ |
| purpose |
production of low-enriched uranium
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uranium enrichment for commercial nuclear power reactors ⓘ |
| regulator | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | American Centrifuge Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. domestic enrichment capability
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replacement of legacy enrichment infrastructure in the United States ⓘ |
| replacesTechnology | gaseous diffusion ⓘ |
| safetyOversight | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
not in commercial operation
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partially constructed ⓘ planned ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
enhancing U.S. energy security through domestic enrichment
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modernization of U.S. uranium enrichment technology base ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | gas centrifuge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Centrifuge Plant (planned) Description of subject: The American Centrifuge Plant (planned) is a proposed U.S. uranium enrichment facility intended to replace older gaseous diffusion technology with more efficient gas centrifuge methods.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical)
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successorFacility
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American Centrifuge Plant (planned)
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subject surface form:
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant