BWR-4
E397896
BWR-4 is a General Electric-designed boiling water reactor model widely used in commercial nuclear power plants built during the late 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWR-4 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3889397 — 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: BWR-4 Context triple: [Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, reactorModel, BWR-4]
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A.
K15 pressurized water reactor
The K15 pressurized water reactor is a French naval nuclear reactor design used to power modern French aircraft carriers and submarines.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
S2W nuclear reactor
The S2W nuclear reactor was an early U.S. Navy pressurized water reactor design that powered the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus.
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E.
Pressurised water reactor
A pressurised water reactor is a type of nuclear fission reactor that uses high-pressure water as both coolant and neutron moderator to generate heat for producing electricity or naval propulsion.
- 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: BWR-4 Target entity description: BWR-4 is a General Electric-designed boiling water reactor model widely used in commercial nuclear power plants built during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
K15 pressurized water reactor
The K15 pressurized water reactor is a French naval nuclear reactor design used to power modern French aircraft carriers and submarines.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
S2W nuclear reactor
The S2W nuclear reactor was an early U.S. Navy pressurized water reactor design that powered the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus.
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E.
Pressurised water reactor
A pressurised water reactor is a type of nuclear fission reactor that uses high-pressure water as both coolant and neutron moderator to generate heat for producing electricity or naval propulsion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boiling water reactor design
ⓘ
nuclear reactor type ⓘ |
| application | base-load power generation ⓘ |
| commercialDeploymentPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| controlRodInsertionDirection | from bottom of core ⓘ |
| controlRodType | neutron-absorbing control blades ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| coolantBoilingLocation | inside reactor core ⓘ |
| coreCoolingMode | forced circulation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer | General Electric ⓘ |
| fuelCladdingMaterial | zirconium alloy ⓘ |
| fuelForm | ceramic pellets in metal cladding ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium dioxide ⓘ |
| generation | Generation II reactor ⓘ |
| heatTransferMechanism | nucleate boiling in core ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| neutronAbsorberMaterial |
boron carbide
ⓘ
hafnium ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| notableDeploymentEra | late 1960s and 1970s build programs ⓘ |
| operatorTrainingRequirement | licensed nuclear reactor operators ⓘ |
| powerControlMethod |
control rod positioning
ⓘ
recirculation flow control ⓘ |
| predecessorDesign | BWR-3 ⓘ |
| pressureVesselType | single large reactor pressure vessel ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial electricity generation ⓘ |
| reactorType | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| recirculationSystemType | internal jet pumps ⓘ |
| regulatoryCategory | light water reactor ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
containment isolation system
ⓘ
core spray system ⓘ emergency core cooling system ⓘ high-pressure coolant injection system ⓘ low-pressure coolant injection system ⓘ |
| steamDryingComponent |
steam dryers
ⓘ
steam separators ⓘ |
| steamGeneration | direct cycle ⓘ |
| steamUse | drives turbine-generator directly ⓘ |
| successorDesign | BWR-5 ⓘ |
| thermalEfficiencyCharacteristic | direct use of reactor steam in turbine ⓘ |
| typicalContainmentType | Mark I containment ⓘ |
| typicalElectricalOutputRange | hundreds of megawatts electric ⓘ |
| typicalFuelCycleLength | about 18 to 24 months ⓘ |
| usedIn | commercial nuclear power plants worldwide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BWR-4 Description of subject: BWR-4 is a General Electric-designed boiling water reactor model widely used in commercial nuclear power plants built during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.