National Historic Landmark · nuclear reactor · Oak Ridge, Tennessee

X-10 Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Decommissioned nuclear reactor in Tennessee, US in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Bragg-peaks-graph-Rocking CurvesClinton Engineer Works ORNL Oak Ridge 1943 (9018381486)Clinton Engineer works X-10Constrution Oak Ridge 1943 (43444056445)
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What it is

Wikipedia · X-10 Graphite Reactor

The X-10 Graphite Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, it was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor and the first intended for continuous operation. It was built during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project.

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National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
CountyRoane County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000720
Type of placenuclear reactor
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

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AddressOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Coordinates35.92819, -84.31754 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitObed Wild & Scenic River · 20 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Campground (Tn) 22 mi · Look Rock Campground 29 mi · Abram'S Creek Campground 31 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000720. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.