K-East Reactor

E8827

Hanford Site reactor nuclear reactor plutonium production reactor

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.

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hanford Site reactor → nuclear reactor → plutonium production reactor →
adjacentTo	K-West Reactor →
associatedWith	Hanford cleanup program → environmental remediation at Hanford Site →
coolingMethod	water-cooled →
country	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 basin → Hanford Site → Washington State →
namedAfter	K Area at Hanford →
neutronModerator	graphite →
operator	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission →
owner	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission →
partOf	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)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hanford production reactors →	hasPart
K-West Reactor →	locatedNear
Hanford Site →	reactor