Photograph of Chicago Pile number two (CP-2),at Argonne Forest Preserve in 1943. CP-2's predecessor,CP-1,demonstrated the first self- sustaining nuclear chain reaction on 2 December 1942. In early 1943,CP-1 was removed from its site at the University of Chicago's Stagg Field,and rebuilt at Argonne with a few modifications. CP-2 was itself demolished in 1956,the radioactive components were removed and the remainder buried | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Argonne National Laboratory |
Taille de l’image : | 4200 px × 5322 px |
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