K-25 Project
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The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K-25 gaseous diffusion plant | 2 |
| K-25 | 1 |
| K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical) | 1 |
| K-25 Project canonical | 1 |
| K-25 plant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T270071 — 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-25 Project Context triple: [Clinton Engineer Works, associatedWith, K-25 Project]
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A.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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B.
Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
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C.
Trinity test device
The Trinity test device was the first nuclear explosive ever detonated, a plutonium-based implosion bomb tested by the Manhattan Project in July 1945.
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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.
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.
- 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-25 Project Target entity description: The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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A.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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B.
Chicago Pile-1
Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
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C.
Trinity test device
The Trinity test device was the first nuclear explosive ever detonated, a plutonium-based implosion bomb tested by the Manhattan Project in July 1945.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project facility
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gaseous diffusion plant ⓘ uranium enrichment plant ⓘ |
| adjacentFacility |
K-27 plant
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K-29 plant ⓘ K-31 plant ⓘ K-33 plant ⓘ
linked to:
K-27 plant
|
| architect | Kellex Corporation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Little Boy
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory ⓘ Y-12 plant ⓘ
linked to:
Y-12 National Security Complex
|
| city |
Oak Ridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| codeName |
K-25
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linked to:
K-25 Project
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| commissioned | 1945 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1943-06 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolitionDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 44 acres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Manhattan Project National Historical Park (site area) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II era
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linked to:
World War II
early Cold War era ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anderson County, Tennessee
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Clinton Engineer Works ⓘ Roane County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| location | Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Kellex Corporation ⓘ |
| materialProcessed |
natural uranium
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uranium hexafluoride ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest buildings in the world at the time of construction
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key role in producing uranium for the Little Boy bomb ⓘ |
| operator |
Manhattan Engineer District
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
Oak Ridge gaseous diffusion complex ⓘ
linked to:
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
|
| shape | U-shaped building ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successor | Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant ⓘ |
| technology | gaseous diffusion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
production of highly enriched uranium
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support of the first atomic bombs ⓘ uranium-235 enrichment ⓘ |
| usedIn | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: K-25 Project Description of subject: The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: K-25 Project
United States nuclear weapons complex
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includesFacility
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K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant (historical)
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linked to: K-25 Project
linked to: K-25 Project
linked to: K-25 Project
linked to: K-25 Project