Site A / Plot M Disposal Site (Q16821679)
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Nuclear disposal site in Cook County, Illinois, US
- Site A
- Plot M
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Nuclear disposal site in Cook County, Illinois, US |
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41°42'7.92"N, 87°54'43.78"W
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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 NATIONAL LABORATORY. THIS SITE WAS RELEASED BY THE LABORATORY IN 1965 AND THE U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION THEN BURIED THE REACTORS HERE. (English)
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CAUTION—DO NOT DIG BURIED IN THIS AREA IS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM NUCLEAR RESEARCH CONDUCTED HERE 1943–1949. BURIAL AREA IS MARKED BY SIX CORNER MARKERS 100FT FROM THIS CENTER POINT. THERE IS NO DANGER TO VISITORS. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1978 (English)
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Site A/Plot M Disposal Site
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- dewiki Site A und Plot M
- enwiki Site A
- frwiki Site A/Plot M
- itwiki Sito A
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- commonswiki Category:Site A/Plot M Disposal Site