atomic pile
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But the polonium, which is made by radiating bismuth in an atomic pile, costs about $10 per curie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Delayed neutrons make an atomic pile possible: they allow time for adjusting its speed of reaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ordinary steel rings are put in the AEC's atomic pile at Oak Ridge and "cooked" for a month in neutrons.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tenth anniversary of the first chain reaction in an atomic pile was celebrated at: 1.
From Time Magazine Archive
An important breakthrough occurred in a squash court under the west stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field, where Enrico Fermi had erected an atomic pile.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
