K-West Reactor

E9799

Hanford Site reactor nuclear reactor plutonium production reactor

K-West Reactor is one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, historically used to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.

Aliases (1)

B Reactor Area K-West (100-K Area) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hanford Site reactor → nuclear reactor → plutonium production reactor →
associatedWith	Hanford environmental remediation → spent nuclear fuel storage →
category	Cold War industrial site → former plutonium production facility →
commissioned	1950s →
constructionStart	1950s →
coolant	water →
country	United States →
currentUse	inactive nuclear facility under cleanup →
designedFor	high neutron flux for plutonium production →
environmentalProgram	Hanford cleanup program →
fuelType	natural uranium →
gridConnection	not primarily for electricity generation →
hasFacility	fuel storage basins →
hasRisk	radioactive contamination potential →
historicalUse	production of weapons-grade plutonium →
locatedIn	B Reactor Area K-West (100-K Area) → Benton County, Washington → Hanford Site → Washington State →
locatedNear	K-East Reactor →
locatedOn	Columbia River →
moderator	graphite →
nearbyCity	Kennewick, Washington → Pasco, Washington → Richland, Washington →
operatedBy	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → U.S. Department of Energy →
ownedBy	U.S. Department of Energy →
partOf	Hanford Site 100-K Area → Hanford production reactors → U.S. nuclear weapons complex →
purpose	plutonium production → support U.S. nuclear weapons program →
reactorType	graphite-moderated reactor → water-cooled reactor →
region	Pacific Northwest →
regulatoryBody	U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management →
safetyFeature	concrete biological shield → reactor confinement structure →
status	decommissioned → shutdown →
usedBy	U.S. government →
usedDuring	Cold War →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
K-East Reactor →	adjacentTo
Hanford production reactors →	hasPart
K-West Reactor ("B Reactor Area K-West (100-K Area)") →	locatedIn
Hanford Site →	reactor