Reactor B ( Eng. B Reactor ) - A nuclear reactor located in the Hanford complex in Washington , USA . The first reactor designed for the industrial production of plutonium-239 . The reactor was built in 1944 as part of the Manhattan Project .
| B | |
|---|---|
| English B reactor | |
 Reactor Assembly B | |
| Type of reactor | |
| Reactor designation | Production of weapons-grade plutonium-239 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Coolant | water |
| Fuel | uranium-238 |
| Thermal power | 250 MW (initial) 2210 MW (maximum) |
| Development | |
| Company-developer | Dupont |
| Project Novelty | First industrial reactor |
| Construction and operation | |
| Construction of the first sample | June 1943 - September 1944 |
| Start | |
| Exploitation | September 1944 - February 1968 |
| Reactors built | one |
On August 19, 2008, the reactor was declared a US National Historic Site .