Chicago Pile-1
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Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, achieving the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942 under the leadership of Enrico Fermi.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical experimental facility
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nuclear reactor → research reactor → |
| achieved |
first controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction
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| associatedWith |
Enrico Fermi
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Herbert L. Anderson → Leo Szilard → Samuel K. Allison → Walter Zinn → |
| chiefDesigner |
Enrico Fermi
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| constructionMaterial |
graphite
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uranium metal → uranium oxide → |
| controlMechanism |
cadmium control rods
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| country |
United States
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| dateOfFirstCriticality |
1942-12-02
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| decommissioned |
1943
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| fuel |
uranium
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| fuelType |
natural uranium
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| fundedBy |
Manhattan Engineer District
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United States Army Corps of Engineers → |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark (site)
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| inception |
1942
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| locatedAt |
University of Chicago
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| locatedIn |
Chicago
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Illinois → |
| locatedInBuilding |
Stagg Field
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| locatedInStructure |
squash court under the West Stands of Stagg Field
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| maximumPowerDuringOperation |
about 200 watts
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| memorial |
Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy"
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| memorialLocatedAt |
University of Chicago campus
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| moderator |
graphite
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| operator |
Metallurgical Laboratory
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University of Chicago → |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| projectLeader |
Enrico Fermi
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| purpose |
demonstrate feasibility of a controlled nuclear chain reaction
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provide data for reactor design → support development of nuclear weapons → |
| reasonForDecommissioning |
safety concerns about operating in a densely populated area
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| relocatedTo |
Argonne site in Palos Park, Illinois
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| safetyFeature |
emergency safety control rod (ZIP rod)
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squad of men with buckets of cadmium-salt solution → squad of men with buckets of indium-salt solution → squad of men with buckets of manganese-salt solution → |
| shape |
roughly spherical pile
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| significance |
world’s first artificial nuclear reactor
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| structure |
stacked graphite blocks with uranium
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| successor |
Chicago Pile-2
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| supervisedBy |
Arthur H. Compton
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| thermalPower |
about 0.5 watts at first criticality
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Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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George Weil
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Leona Woods → Met Lab → Walter Zinn → |
notableWork |
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory ("Chicago Pile-2") → Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory ("Chicago Pile-3") → |
associatedWithFacility |
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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associatedEvent |
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Stagg Field, University of Chicago
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associatedWith |
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Chicago Pile-2
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builtFromComponentsOf |
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Leo Szilard
("Chicago Pile-1 experiments")
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coDesigned |
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Nuclear Energy
("Chicago Pile-1 experiment")
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commemorates |
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Woodlawn, Chicago
("Chicago Pile-1 site")
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hasLandmark |
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Manhattan Project sites
("Chicago Pile-1 site")
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hasPart |
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Herbert L. Anderson
("helped construct and operate Chicago Pile-1")
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notableAchievement |
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George Weil
("Chicago Pile-1 team")
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partOf |
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X-10 Project
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precededBy |
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Chicago Pile-2
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predecessor |
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X-10 graphite reactor
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relatedFacility |
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Enrico Fermi
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significantProject |