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= Chicago Pile-5
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Chicago Pile-5, also known as CP-5, was the fifth in a series of experimental nuclear reactors developed as part of the early research into nuclear fission and energy production. It was part of the larger effort at the University of Chicago under the direction of physicist Enrico Fermi and others. CP-5 was a light-water reactor that began operation in the late 1950s and was used primarily for research purposes.