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Oklo: Earth’s only natural nuclear reactor is a 2-billion-year-old atomic wonder
The initial suspicion was that the uranium might have undergone some form of artificial manipulation or enrichment, a common ...
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HOW DOES A NUCLEAR REACTOR WORK?
The heat-generating chain reaction inside a nuclear power station takes place under highly controlled conditions within the reactor core. Uranium-235 atoms can spontaneously break-apart (fission) ...
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2-billion-year-old nuclear reactor found: It generated energy for more than 100,000 years
These include having sufficient fissile material present to build critical mass, bringing a moderator capable of slowing down neutrons, and having the right environmental factors capable of sustaining ...