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Which laboratories established early schools of reactor technology in the United States?
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In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the following laboratories established early schools of reactor technology in the United States:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee1
- Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago1
These institutions served as the forerunners to the first academic departments and degree programs in nuclear engineering, which were subsequently established at various colleges and universities throughout the 1950s and 1960s.1