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HPsquared 5 days ago

Was there ever a radiation hazard from that or a big cleanup? Seems very "early days safety standards".

pfdietz 5 days ago | parent [-]

That reactor was run at a very low power level, so there was little activity. It was dismantled in 1943 and the parts moved to make CP-2 near Chicago at a site that later became Argonne National Laboratory. CP-2 had shielding (but no cooling) and operated at a few kilowatts.