D Reactor
E6773
Manhattan Project facility
graphite-moderated nuclear reactor
military nuclear facility
plutonium production reactor
D Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| D Reactor canonical | 6 |
| DR Reactor | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project facility
ⓘ
graphite-moderated nuclear reactor ⓘ military nuclear facility ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
plutonium production for early U.S. nuclear weapons
ⓘ
plutonium production for the Trinity test ⓘ |
| builtFor | U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | once-through water cooling ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic industrial facility ⓘ |
| designedBy | DuPont ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | F Reactor ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
ⓘ
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| moderator | graphite ⓘ |
| near | Columbia River ⓘ |
| operator |
DuPont
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| partOf |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Engineer Works
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hanford production reactors ⓘ |
| precededBy | B Reactor ⓘ |
| purpose | plutonium production for nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | remote desert location to limit population exposure ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| siteType | restricted access nuclear site ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanford Site
subject surface form:
Hanford Site
this entity surface form:
DR Reactor