Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station
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Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Ohio known for its pressurized water reactor and several high-profile safety and regulatory incidents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9419056 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station Context triple: [Ottawa County, Ohio, contains, Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station]
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A.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
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B.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
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C.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station is a former nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania best known as the site of the 1979 partial reactor meltdown, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history.
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D.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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E.
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in Georgia that supplies electricity to the regional grid as part of Southern Company's energy portfolio.
- 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: Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station Target entity description: Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Ohio known for its pressurized water reactor and several high-profile safety and regulatory incidents.
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A.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
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B.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
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C.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station is a former nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania best known as the site of the 1979 partial reactor meltdown, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history.
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D.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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E.
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power generating facility in Georgia that supplies electricity to the regional grid as part of Southern Company's energy portfolio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial power station
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nuclear power plant ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| design | two-loop pressurized water reactor design ⓘ |
| gridConnection | PJM Interconnection region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| gridOperator | PJM Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContainmentType | steel-lined concrete containment ⓘ |
| hasCoolingTowers | mechanical draft cooling towers ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyPlanningZone |
10-mile plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone
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50-mile ingestion pathway emergency planning zone ⓘ |
| hasLicense | operating license from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| hasSafetyIssue |
containment air cooler degradation
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control rod drive mechanism nozzle cracking ⓘ reactor vessel head corrosion ⓘ |
| hasSpentFuelStorage |
dry cask storage
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spent fuel pool ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oak Harbor, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Ohio ⓘ Ottawa County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| nearCity | Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacity_MWe | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| notableIncident |
near-breach of reactor pressure vessel head in 2002
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reactor coolant system leakage issues ⓘ severe reactor vessel head corrosion discovered in 2002 ⓘ |
| numberOfReactors | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| reactorGeneration | Generation II ⓘ |
| reactorStatus | operational as of early 2020s ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | Babcock & Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAction |
extended shutdown ordered by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2002
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significant fines imposed by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyCultureConcern |
criticized for inadequate maintenance practices
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criticized for weak safety culture ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
auxiliary feedwater system
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containment spray system ⓘ emergency core cooling system ⓘ |
| steamGeneratorType | U-tube steam generators ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station Description of subject: Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is a commercial nuclear power plant in Ohio known for its pressurized water reactor and several high-profile safety and regulatory incidents.
Referenced by (2)
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