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F-1 Reactor

Russia · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1948

Igor Kurchatov1948

Moscow · Science / Physics

Soviet reactor work uses uranium for plutonium production.

Names involved

Igor Kurchatov

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