Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
natural nuclear reactor
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1972
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gptkbp:evidence |
natural nuclear fission
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor
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gptkbp:isotopeAnomalyObserved |
neodymium isotopes
xenon isotopes depleted uranium-235 |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Oklo_region |
gptkbp:mainFissileMaterial |
uranium-235
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gptkbp:numberOfReactorZones |
16
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gptkbp:operatedAround |
1.7 billion years ago
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gptkbp:reactorType |
natural fission reactor
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gptkbp:requiredModerator |
groundwater
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gptkbp:significance |
evidence for natural nuclear chain reactions
study of fundamental constants stability study of nuclear waste containment |
gptkbp:studiedBy |
international researchers
French scientists |
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
gptkb:Gabon
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gptkbp:usedBy |
scientists for research on nuclear reactions
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Franceville
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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