Arak heavy water reactor
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The Arak heavy water reactor is an Iranian nuclear facility designed for research and isotope production that has been a central focus of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arak heavy water reactor canonical | 2 |
| Arak Heavy Water Production Plant | 1 |
| Arak heavy-water research reactor | 1 |
| Arak nuclear complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Arak heavy water reactor Context triple: [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, modifiesFacility, Arak heavy water reactor]
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TRIGA research reactor
The TRIGA research reactor is a small, inherently safe nuclear reactor design widely used in universities and research institutions for education, training, and scientific experiments.
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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.
Kahuta uranium enrichment plant
The Kahuta uranium enrichment plant is Pakistan’s primary and highly secretive facility for producing weapons-grade uranium, central to the development of its nuclear arsenal.
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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.
Dimona nuclear facility
The Dimona nuclear facility is a highly secretive Israeli nuclear installation widely believed to be central to the country's undeclared nuclear weapons program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arak heavy water reactor Target entity description: The Arak heavy water reactor is an Iranian nuclear facility designed for research and isotope production that has been a central focus of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
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A.
TRIGA research reactor
The TRIGA research reactor is a small, inherently safe nuclear reactor design widely used in universities and research institutions for education, training, and scientific experiments.
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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.
Kahuta uranium enrichment plant
The Kahuta uranium enrichment plant is Pakistan’s primary and highly secretive facility for producing weapons-grade uranium, central to the development of its nuclear arsenal.
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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.
Dimona nuclear facility
The Dimona nuclear facility is a highly secretive Israeli nuclear installation widely believed to be central to the country's undeclared nuclear weapons program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy water reactor
ⓘ
nuclear research reactor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IR-40 reactor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arak nuclear complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Arak heavy water reactor
|
| concernOf |
European Union
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ P5+1 countries ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| constructionStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| coreModification | filledWithConcrete ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| designedBy | Atomic Energy Organization of Iran ⓘ |
| designedFuelType | natural uranium fuel ⓘ |
| designedNeutronFlux | high neutron flux for research ⓘ |
| designedThermalPower | 40 megawatts thermal ⓘ |
| designedUse |
industrial isotope production
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medical isotope production ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Additional Protocol commitments under JCPOA
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Iran-IAEA safeguards agreement ⓘ |
| hasReactorType | pressurized heavy water reactor ⓘ |
| inspectedBy | International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arak
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Markazi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | heavy water ⓘ |
| nearFacility |
Arak Heavy Water Production Plant
ⓘ
linked to:
Arak heavy water reactor
|
| originalCoreStatus | disabled ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iranian nuclear program
ⓘ
linked to:
Iran nuclear program
|
| potentialCapability | plutonium production ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
radioisotope production
ⓘ
research ⓘ |
| redesignedUnder | Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ⓘ |
| redesignPartners |
China
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulator | Atomic Energy Organization of Iran ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Iranian plutonium route concerns ⓘ |
| riskPerception | potential source of weapons-grade plutonium ⓘ |
| statusAsOf2015 | undergoing redesign ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
ⓘ
international nuclear negotiations ⓘ |
| subjectOfAgreement | 2013 Joint Plan of Action ⓘ |
| subjectOfMonitoring | enhanced IAEA monitoring under JCPOA ⓘ |
| subjectOfSanctions |
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council resolutions
United States sanctions on Iran ⓘ
linked to:
United States sanctions
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| underSafeguardsOf | International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ |
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Subject: Arak heavy water reactor Description of subject: The Arak heavy water reactor is an Iranian nuclear facility designed for research and isotope production that has been a central focus of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
Referenced by (5)
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