The World's First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation at the University of Chicago. This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were major facilities around which developed the Argonne Nationanl Laboratory. This site was released by the laboratory in 1956 and the U.S. Atomic Entergy Commission then buried the reactors here.

The World's First Nuclear Reactor

 

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