Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf natural nuclear reactor
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1972
gptkbp:evidence natural nuclear fission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor
gptkbp:isotopeAnomalyObserved neodymium isotopes
xenon isotopes
depleted uranium-235
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Oklo_region
gptkbp:mainFissileMaterial uranium-235
gptkbp:numberOfReactorZones 16
gptkbp:operatedAround 1.7 billion years ago
gptkbp:reactorType natural fission reactor
gptkbp:requiredModerator groundwater
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
gptkbp:usedBy scientists for research on nuclear reactions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franceville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6