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This black and white photo by Ed Westcott shows workers remove a control rod from the face of the X-10 graphite reactor. The face of the reactor is a large wall, perhaps 30 feet high, covered with small openings where rods could be inserted.

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This black and white photo by Ed Westcott shows workers remove a control rod from the face of the X-10 graphite reactor. The face of the reactor is a large wall, perhaps 30 feet high, covered with small openings where rods could be inserted.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Nov-2023 17:22:43 UTC Robert McNees

The X-10 graphite reactor at Oak Ridge went critical # OTD in 1943.
Built as part of the Manhattan Project, it was the second artificial nuclear reactor (after Fermi's Chicago Pile 1) and the first to operate continuously.
Photo: Ed Westcott

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