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Natural nuclear fission reactor (en.wikipedia.org)
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The only known instance of a naturally occurring fission reaction was discovered at the Oklo mine in the 1970’s. A discrepancy in the ^235^U concentrations had to be explained to ensure that none of the uranium was being diverted for weapons production.

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