File:X10 Reactor Face.jpg
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| current | 06:42, 4 January 2017 | | 2,400 × 2,528 (2.67 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Workers load <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium">uranium</a> slugs into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-10_Graphite_Reactor" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:X-10 Graphite Reactor">X-10 Graphite Reactor's</a> concrete face. Built as part of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattan Project">Manhattan Project</a>, X10 was the first-ever production reactor, and acted as a proof of concept for the reactors that would produce materials for the first nuclear bombs. The concrete face is 44 by 44 feet (13.4 metres). It is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Oak Ridge National Laboratory">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</a>, a designated <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" class="mw-redirect" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a>, and is open for guided tours. |
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