SRS L Reactor
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SRS L Reactor is a former production nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for generating materials for nuclear weapons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SRS L Reactor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4703989 — 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: SRS L Reactor Context triple: [L Reactor, siteCode, SRS L Reactor]
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A.
K Reactor
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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B.
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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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.
ZEEP reactor
The ZEEP reactor was a small Canadian research nuclear reactor that played a key role in early nuclear physics experiments and the development of Canada's nuclear energy program.
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E.
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.
- 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: SRS L Reactor Target entity description: SRS L Reactor is a former production nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for generating materials for nuclear weapons.
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A.
K Reactor
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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B.
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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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.
ZEEP reactor
The ZEEP reactor was a small Canadian research nuclear reactor that played a key role in early nuclear physics experiments and the development of Canada's nuclear energy program.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear reactor
ⓘ
plutonium production reactor ⓘ production reactor ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Cold War nuclear weapons production ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. nuclear weapons complex ⓘ |
| category |
United States military nuclear reactor
ⓘ
nuclear weapons infrastructure in the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1950s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioningStatus | in deactivation and decommissioning phase ⓘ |
| designedBy | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission contractors ⓘ |
| designedFor | high neutron flux for isotope production ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | radioactive contamination risk ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Atomic Energy Commission
|
| fuelForm | metallic uranium fuel elements ⓘ |
| fuelType | enriched uranium ⓘ |
| function | neutron irradiation of targets for isotope production ⓘ |
| gridConnection | not primarily designed for electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
cooling water systems
ⓘ
fuel storage areas ⓘ reactor building ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aiken, South Carolina
ⓘ
Savannah River ⓘ |
| location | Savannah River Site ⓘ |
| moderator | heavy water ⓘ |
| neighboringReactor |
SRS C Reactor
ⓘ
SRS K Reactor ⓘ
linked to:
K Reactor
SRS P Reactor ⓘ SRS R Reactor ⓘ |
| owner | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Savannah River Site reactor complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah River Site
|
| primaryProduct |
plutonium-239
ⓘ
tritium ⓘ |
| purpose | production of nuclear weapons materials ⓘ |
| reactorType |
heavy-water moderated reactor
ⓘ
pressurized heavy-water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody |
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Environmental Management
|
| safetyClassification | defense nuclear facility ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | containment and shielding structures ⓘ |
| safetySystem | multiple redundant cooling systems ⓘ |
| siteOperator | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| status | shutdown ⓘ |
| usedFor | production of materials for U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SRS L Reactor Description of subject: SRS L Reactor is a former production nuclear reactor at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina that was used primarily for generating materials for nuclear weapons.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.