Discovery of Oklo: Earth's Two-Billion-Year-Old Natural Nuclear Reactor
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Summary
Physicist Francis Perrin discovers a unique natural nuclear reactor in Gabon with a lower proportion of uranium-235, challenging accepted scientific data. The reactor, known as Oklo, is estimated to be two billion years old.
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"Only a tiny bit less, but enough to make the researchers sit back and scratch their heads."
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