Dimona reactor
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The Dimona reactor is a highly secretive nuclear research facility in Israel widely believed to be central to the country’s undeclared nuclear weapons program.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear facility
ⓘ
nuclear research reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Negev Nuclear Research Center
NERFINISHED
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Negev Nuclear Research Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israeli Defense Establishment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtWithAssistanceFrom | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Government of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| employs |
Israeli nuclear scientists
ⓘ
engineers and technicians ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| governedBy | Israeli national security regulations ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
reprocessing plant (widely reported)
ⓘ
waste management installations ⓘ |
| infrastructure | underground facilities (widely reported) ⓘ |
| inspections | not open to routine international inspections ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity
ⓘ
Israel’s policy of nuclear opacity ⓘ |
| location | Negev desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Sde Boker region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Dimona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notSubjectTo | IAEA comprehensive safeguards ⓘ |
| operationalSince | early 1960s ⓘ |
| operator | Israel Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outsideRegimeOf | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
nuclear research
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plutonium production ⓘ production of nuclear weapons material ⓘ tritium production ⓘ |
| reactorType | heavy-water moderated reactor ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Israeli policy of not confirming or denying possession of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | enabled Israel to become a de facto nuclear-armed state (widely believed) ⓘ |
| secrecyMeasures |
limited public information
ⓘ
restricted airspace ⓘ tight security perimeter ⓘ |
| securityClassification | top secret ⓘ |
| significance | central to Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| status | highly secretive ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S.-Israel nuclear diplomacy
ⓘ
international proliferation concerns ⓘ regional security debates ⓘ |
| widelyBelievedTo |
produce plutonium for nuclear weapons
ⓘ
support Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
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