High Flux Isotope Reactor
E93441
The High Flux Isotope Reactor is a powerful research nuclear reactor in the United States used for neutron scattering experiments, isotope production, and materials research.
All labels observed (1)
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| High Flux Isotope Reactor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783494 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Flux Isotope Reactor Context triple: [Oak Ridge National Laboratory, hostFacility, High Flux Isotope 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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B.
Spallation Neutron Source
The Spallation Neutron Source is a world-leading pulsed neutron scattering research facility in the United States that provides intense neutron beams for studying the structure and dynamics of materials.
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C.
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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D.
Chicago Pile-2
Chicago Pile-2 was an early research nuclear reactor built at the Argonne site to continue and expand experimental work following the first controlled chain reaction achieved by Chicago Pile-1.
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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: High Flux Isotope Reactor Target entity description: The High Flux Isotope Reactor is a powerful research nuclear reactor in the United States used for neutron scattering experiments, isotope production, and materials research.
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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.
Spallation Neutron Source
The Spallation Neutron Source is a world-leading pulsed neutron scattering research facility in the United States that provides intense neutron beams for studying the structure and dynamics of materials.
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C.
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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D.
Chicago Pile-2
Chicago Pile-2 was an early research nuclear reactor built at the Argonne site to continue and expand experimental work following the first controlled chain reaction achieved by Chicago Pile-1.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
materials testing reactor
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neutron source ⓘ research nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fuelType | highly enriched uranium ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
beamlines for neutron experiments
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isotope production facilities ⓘ materials irradiation facilities ⓘ neutron scattering instruments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| neutronFluxType | high flux ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
californium-252
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other transuranium isotopes ⓘ |
| operator |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
isotope production
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materials research ⓘ neutron scattering experiments ⓘ |
| purpose |
materials irradiation testing
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neutron activation analysis ⓘ neutron scattering for condensed matter research ⓘ production of industrial isotopes ⓘ production of medical isotopes ⓘ |
| reactorType |
beryllium-reflected reactor
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high-flux research reactor ⓘ light-water cooled reactor ⓘ |
| researchField |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ materials science ⓘ nuclear engineering ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
containment structure
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emergency cooling systems ⓘ multiple shutdown systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engineering materials testing
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fundamental physics experiments ⓘ materials science experiments ⓘ neutron diffraction ⓘ neutron imaging ⓘ neutron scattering studies of biological materials ⓘ neutron scattering studies of magnetic materials ⓘ neutron scattering studies of soft matter ⓘ nuclear materials research ⓘ radiation damage studies ⓘ small-angle neutron scattering ⓘ |
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Subject: High Flux Isotope Reactor Description of subject: The High Flux Isotope Reactor is a powerful research nuclear reactor in the United States used for neutron scattering experiments, isotope production, and materials research.
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