K Reactor
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K Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for producing weapons-grade materials during the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| K Reactor canonical | 4 |
| SRS K Reactor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842139 — 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: K Reactor Context triple: [Savannah River Site, formerFacility, K Reactor]
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A.
D Reactor
D Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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B.
K-West 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.
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C.
K-East 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.
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D.
X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
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E.
N Reactor
N Reactor was a dual-purpose plutonium production and power-generating nuclear reactor at the Hanford Site in Washington, notable for its graphite-moderated, water-cooled design and role in the U.S. Cold War weapons program.
- 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: K Reactor Target entity description: K Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for producing weapons-grade materials during the Cold War.
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A.
D Reactor
D Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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B.
K-West 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.
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C.
K-East 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.
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D.
X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
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E.
N Reactor
N Reactor was a dual-purpose plutonium production and power-generating nuclear reactor at the Hanford Site in Washington, notable for its graphite-moderated, water-cooled design and role in the U.S. Cold War weapons program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear production reactor
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plutonium production reactor ⓘ weapons-grade materials production facility ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cold War
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nuclear nonproliferation concerns ⓘ |
| builtFor |
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Atomic Energy Commission
|
| constructedFor | production of weapons-grade nuclear materials ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
monitoring and surveillance only
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no power production ⓘ |
| decommissioningStatus | under long-term decommissioning and surveillance ⓘ |
| designedFor | high neutron flux production ⓘ |
| environmentalProgram | Savannah River Site cleanup program ⓘ |
| fuelType | uranium ⓘ |
| hasFunction | production of special nuclear materials ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
cooling systems
ⓘ
fuel handling systems ⓘ radiation shielding structures ⓘ reactor building ⓘ |
| hazardType | radioactive materials ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aiken County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Barnwell County, South Carolina ⓘ Savannah River Site ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | Savannah River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | federal reservation ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Aiken, South Carolina
ⓘ
Augusta, Georgia ⓘ |
| nearFacility | other Savannah River Site reactors ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
Savannah River Site reactor complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah River Site
U.S. Cold War nuclear complex ⓘ U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
production of tritium
ⓘ
production of weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| purpose | support of U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType | heavy water moderated reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
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linked to:
Office of Environmental Management
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| riskCategory | former defense nuclear facility ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | radioactive contamination risk ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| siteOperator | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: K Reactor Description of subject: K Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear production reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for producing weapons-grade materials during the Cold War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: K Reactor