Oklo

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf natural nuclear fission reactor
gptkbp:age about 2 billion years
gptkbp:currentUranium235Content 0.72%
gptkbp:discoveredBy French scientists
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1972
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oklo
gptkbp:isotopeEvidence neodymium isotopes
xenon isotopes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gabon
gptkbp:numberOfReactorZones 17
gptkbp:operationPeriod about 2 billion years ago
gptkbp:reactorType natural fission reactor
gptkbp:reactorZonesLocation Oklo region, Franceville Basin, Gabon
gptkbp:relatedTo geology
nuclear physics
uranium mining
nuclear waste storage
study of fine-structure constant
gptkbp:significance evidence for natural nuclear fission
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:uranium235Content about 3% at time of operation
gptkbp:usedFor study of fundamental constants
study of nuclear reactions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Data_Collective_(DCVC)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6