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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:fusion
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gptkbp:associated_with
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atomic bomb development
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gptkbp:collaborator
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scientists from various universities
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gptkbp:community
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nuclear physicists
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gptkbp:community_impact
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influenced global nuclear research
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gptkbp:construction_material
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graphite
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gptkbp:construction_started
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gptkb:1942
1943
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gptkbp:contribution
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nuclear fission research
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gptkbp:cooling_system
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air
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1954
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gptkbp:design
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neutron moderation
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
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gptkbp:educational_role
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training nuclear scientists
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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minimal during operation
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gptkbp:first_criticality_date
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December 2, 1942
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gptkbp:fuel_type
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uranium
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gptkbp:funding
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gptkb:U._S._government
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneering nuclear reactor technology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Chicago Pile-3
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gptkbp:influenced
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nuclear engineering
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Niels_Bohr
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gptkbp:infrastructure
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laboratory facility
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gptkbp:involved_technology
|
nuclear power plants
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gptkbp:legacy
|
foundation for future reactors
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:moderator_type
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graphite
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gptkbp:notable_event
|
first controlled nuclear reaction
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:J._Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Arthur_Holly_Compton
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:Leo_Szilard
Glenn Seaborg
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1943-1954
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gptkbp:operational_status
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decommissioned
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gptkbp:operational_use
|
neutron multiplication
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gptkbp:power_output
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1 watt
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gptkbp:public_access
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no
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gptkbp:purpose
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gptkb:research
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Manhattan_Project
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gptkbp:research_focus
|
nuclear physics
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gptkbp:research_institutes
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:research_output
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understanding of nuclear reactions
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gptkbp:safety_features
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passive safety
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gptkbp:significance
|
first reactor to achieve a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction
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gptkbp:successor
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Chicago Pile-4
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gptkbp:type
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graphite-moderated reactor
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chicago_Pile-2
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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