F Reactor
E6774
graphite-moderated reactor
nuclear reactor
plutonium production reactor
water-cooled reactor
weapons-grade plutonium production facility
F 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 (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F Reactor canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphite-moderated reactor
ⓘ
nuclear reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ water-cooled reactor ⓘ weapons-grade plutonium production facility ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | development of the first U.S. nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
Manhattan Engineer District
|
| cleanupProgram | Hanford Site environmental remediation ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1945-02-25 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| coolant | river water ⓘ |
| coolantSource | Columbia River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | DuPont ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | radioactive contamination of soil and groundwater ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1945-02-25 ⓘ |
| fuelCladding | aluminum ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium metal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Hanford historic Manhattan Project resources ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| historicalUse | production of plutonium for Cold War nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
ⓘ
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| managedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Energy (during cleanup era)
|
| moderatorMaterial | graphite ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
B Reactor
ⓘ
D Reactor ⓘ |
| operator |
DuPont
ⓘ
General Electric ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Engineer Works
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford plutonium production complex
Hanford production reactors ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford single-pass production reactors
Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
production of plutonium for nuclear weapons
ⓘ
support of U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType | single-pass production reactor ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | multiple independent cooling systems ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 1965-06-23 ⓘ |
| sisterReactor |
B Reactor
ⓘ
D Reactor ⓘ |
| status |
cocooned
ⓘ
decommissioned ⓘ |
| technology | graphite neutron moderator ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanford Site