Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor, Nuclear site in Gabon
The Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor is located in the Haut-Ogooué Province of Gabon.
This phenomenon occurred naturally approximately 1.8 billion years ago.
Oklo challenges the common perception that nuclear reactors are a modern invention.
Visiting the Oklo site offers insights into natural nuclear fission processes.
Oklo is one of the only known locations on Earth where self-sustaining nuclear reactions have occurred naturally.
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