Chicago Pile-2
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Chicago Pile-2 was an early research nuclear reactor built at the Argonne site to continue and expand experimental work following the first controlled chain reaction achieved by Chicago Pile-1.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-cooled reactor
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early nuclear reactor → graphite-moderated reactor → research nuclear reactor → |
| builtFromComponentsOf |
Chicago Pile-1
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| category |
Experimental nuclear reactor
→
Manhattan Project reactor → |
| constructionStart |
1943
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| coolant |
air
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| coolingMethod |
natural convection air cooling
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| coreMaterial |
graphite blocks
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| country |
United States
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| decommissioning |
1954
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| designedBy |
Enrico Fermi
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Walter Zinn NERFINISHED → |
| firstCriticality |
1943
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March 1943 → |
| fuel |
natural uranium
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uranium metal → |
| fuelForm |
uranium lumps
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| location |
Argonne site
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Chicago, Illinois → |
| managedBy |
Metallurgical Laboratory
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| moderator |
graphite
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| notableFor |
continuing experiments after first controlled chain reaction
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| operator |
Argonne National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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| ownership |
United States government
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| partOf |
early Argonne reactor program
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| predecessor |
Chicago Pile-1
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| project |
Manhattan Project
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| purpose |
neutron physics experiments
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nuclear research → reactor development experiments → |
| researchField |
neutron moderation
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nuclear chain reactions → reactor physics → |
| safetyFeature |
control rods
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neutron-absorbing materials → |
| shutdown |
1954
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| status |
decommissioned
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| successor |
Chicago Pile-3
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| thermalPower |
10 kilowatts
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| usedFor |
measuring neutron cross sections
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testing reactor components → training nuclear scientists → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chicago Pile-2
("Manhattan Project reactor")
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category |
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Chicago Pile-1
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successor |