Natural nuclear reactors in Gabon

[LANTIRN]

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/natures-nuclear-reactors-the-2-billion-year-old-natural-fission-reactors-in-gabon-western-africa/

Two billion years ago— eons before humans developed the first commercial nuclear power plants in the 1950s— seventeen natural nuclear fission reactors operated in what is today known as Gabon in Western Africa [Figures 1 and 2]. The energy produced by these natural nuclear reactors was modest. The average power output of the Gabon reactors was about 100 kilowatts, which would power about 1,000 lightbulbs. As a comparison, commercial pressurized boiling water reactor nuclear power plants produce about 1,000 megawatts, which would power about ten million lightbulbs.

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[Grimpala]

Good read

[Rick Modena]

Interesting...

[jw33]

In other news there was a huge nuclear explosion today at the center of our solar system.

[Grimpala]

There's a slight difference between fission and fusion.

[Craizie]

There's a slight difference between fission and fusion.

Tomato Tammato

[yellowstang]

There's a slight difference between fission and fusion.

There's no I in Fusion.

Wait... Damnit, there is!