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Chicago Pile-1: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor.

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  • South Ellis Avenue, 5801, Chicago, United States of America
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Chicago Pile-1 in pictures6 photos
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ENERGY.GOV · pdm · Nov 5, 2013
ENERGY.GOV · pdm · Nov 5, 2013

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