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Friday, July 13, 2012

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: The First Nuclear Chain Reaction

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: The First Nuclear Chain Reaction

By pbowersox on Jul 13, 2012 01:00 am

Very highly recommended. On December 2, 1942, 49 scientists, led by Enrico Fermi, made history when Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1) went “critical” and produced the world’s first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction. Seventy years later, two of the last surviving … Continue reading
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