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Chicago Pile-1

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Also known as CP-1

world's first nuclear reactor to achieve criticality, part of the Manhattan Project, the Allied effort to create atomic bombs during World War II

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Located in
Illinois
Designed by
Enrico Fermi
Image
Stagg Field reactor.jpg
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service retirement
2023-02-28
service entry
1942-12-02
Commons category
Chicago Pile-1
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