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Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the first artificial nuclear reactor.

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first artificial nuclear reactor built for the project
Constructed under the stands of Stagg Field, this reactor demonstrated the nuclear chain reaction necessary for the development of nuclear weapons.
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created the world's first artificial nuclear reactor
Fermi led the team that constructed and operated this reactor at the University of Chicago, achieving the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942.
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first practical application of neutron moderation
This reactor demonstrated the necessity of thermalizing neutrons to sustain a chain reaction, directly utilizing the principles of neutron temperature.
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