Chicago Pile 1 Model

The plaque next to the model reads "The first nuclear reactor assembled in a Racquets Court under West Stands, Stagg Field, University of Chicago. On December 2, 1942, a group of scientists, directed by Enrico Fermi, achieved the first self-sustaining chain reaction and thereby initiated the controlled release of nuclear energy"

Scale: ½ inch = 1 foot

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