Chicago Pile-1
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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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It is catalogued under topics including 1942 establishments in Illinois, 1942 in Illinois and 1942 in the United States.
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Manhattan Project
- Country
- United States
- 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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1942 establishments in Illinois1942 in Illinois1942 in the United States20th century in ChicagoArgonne National LaboratoryChicago LandmarksEnergy infrastructure on the National Register of Historic PlacesEnrico FermiGraphite moderated reactorsHistory of the Manhattan ProjectInfrastructure completed in 1942National Historic Landmarks in ChicagoNational Register of Historic Places in ChicagoNuclear history of the United StatesNuclear research reactorsSouth Side, ChicagoStagg FieldUniversity of Chicago