B Reactor
E5892
graphite-moderated reactor
historical industrial facility
nuclear reactor
plutonium production reactor
water-cooled reactor
B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B Reactor canonical | 6 |
| B Reactor National Historic Landmark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T63446 — 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: B Reactor Context triple: [Hanford Site, reactor, B Reactor]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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E.
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- 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: B Reactor Target entity description: B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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A.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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B.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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C.
Armor Branch
The Armor Branch is the United States Army’s combat arms branch responsible for armored and cavalry forces, specializing in tank and mechanized warfare.
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D.
The Hub
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphite-moderated reactor
ⓘ
historical industrial facility ⓘ nuclear reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ water-cooled reactor ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| builtBy | DuPont ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1944-09-26 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| controlMechanism | control rods ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | plutonium production ⓘ |
| designPowerOutput | approximately 250 megawatts thermal ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1944-09-26 ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Manhattan Project National Historical Park ⓘ |
| historicalUse | production of plutonium-239 ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
ⓘ
Hanford Site ⓘ
linked to:
Hanford Site, Washington
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| managedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| moderator | graphite ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| numberOfTubes | 2004 process tubes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | DuPont ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hanford Engineer Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanford Site, Washington
Manhattan Project ⓘ Manhattan Project National Historical Park ⓘ |
| producedPlutoniumFor |
Fat Man nuclear bomb
ⓘ
linked to:
Fat Man
Trinity test device ⓘ World War II U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| reactorType |
graphite-moderated, water-cooled reactor
ⓘ
production reactor ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 1968-02-12 ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| tourOperator | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| worldRanking | first full-scale plutonium production reactor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: B Reactor Description of subject: B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hanford Site, Washington
subject linked to:
Hanford Site, Washington
linked to: B Reactor