X-10
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X-10 is the project code name for the Clinton Pile, an early nuclear reactor facility associated with the Manhattan Project.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project facility
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graphite-moderated reactor ⓘ nuclear reactor ⓘ research reactor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clinton Pile
NERFINISHED
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X-10 Graphite Reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clinton Engineer Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanford Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Oak Ridge National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1943-02-02 ⓘ |
| coolant | air ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy |
DuPont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugene Wigner NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan Project engineers ⓘ |
| designType | graphite-moderated, air-cooled, natural-uranium reactor ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear engineering
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1943-11-04 ⓘ |
| fuelForm | uranium metal slugs ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
air cooling system
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concrete biological shield ⓘ graphite moderator blocks ⓘ horizontal fuel channels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | United States National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationPartOf | Manhattan Project National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first continuously operated nuclear reactor for plutonium production
ⓘ
prototype for Hanford production reactors ⓘ |
| laterOperator | Oak Ridge National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| moderator | graphite ⓘ |
| operator |
Clinton Laboratories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutputThermal | 4000 kW ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | plutonium production ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose |
neutron research
ⓘ
reactor physics research ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| status | shut down ⓘ |
| usedFor |
development of large-scale reactor technology
ⓘ
production of plutonium-239 ⓘ radioisotope production ⓘ |
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