K-East Reactor
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K-East Reactor was one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, built during the Cold War to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K-East Reactor canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanford Site reactor
ⓘ
nuclear reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | K-West Reactor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford cleanup program
environmental remediation at Hanford Site ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | water-cooled ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | weapons-grade plutonium production ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of U.S. Cold War nuclear infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| namedAfter |
Hanford production reactors
ⓘ
surface form:
K Area at Hanford
|
| neutronModerator | graphite ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
|
| owner |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
|
| partOf |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford plutonium production complex
U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| purpose |
plutonium production
ⓘ
support U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType |
graphite-moderated reactor
ⓘ
production reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
radioactive contamination
ⓘ
spent fuel basin leaks ⓘ |
| siteUse | federal nuclear reservation ⓘ |
| successorOperator | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanford Site