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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1767391-17-out-of-place-artifacts-said-to-suggest-high-tech-prehistoric-civilizations-existed/
>In 1972, a French factory imported uranium ore from Oklo, in Africa’s Gabon Republic. The uranium had already been extracted. They found the site of origin to have apparently functioned as a large-scale nuclear reactor that came into being 1.8 billion years ago and was in operation for some 500,000 years.
>Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, former head of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and Nobel Prize winner for his work in the synthesis of heavy elements, explained why he believes it wasn’t a natural phenomenon, and thus must be a man-made nuclear reactor. For uranium to “burn” in a reaction, very precise conditions are needed.
>The water must be extremely pure, for one. Much purer than exists naturally. The material U-235 is necessary for nuclear fission to occur. It is one of the isotopes found naturally in uranium. Several specialists in reactor engineering have said they believe the uranium in Oklo could not have been rich enough in U-235 for a reaction to take place naturally.
Did Seaborg actually think it was artificial? I can't find a credible/primary source.
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>>9096436
Holy shit this is huge. If this is real we had ancient Ayys.
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>>9096450
I heard of these years ago but I always just accepted that they were natural phenomena.
I'd never heard anyone characterize them as an out-of-place-artifact.
I tried to track down Seaborg's original quote but my googlefu is too weak. I just kept finding more woo woo sites circle jerking the same unsourced claim.
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>>9096436
>Did Seaborg actually think it was artificial?
No, it's a fake quote. You don't need pure water for water to be a neutron moderator. Heavy water is actually used in some nuclear reactors. Seaborg would have known this.
> The material U-235 is necessary for nuclear fission to occur. It is one of the isotopes found naturally in uranium. Several specialists in reactor engineering have said they believe the uranium in Oklo could not have been rich enough in U-235 for a reaction to take place naturally.
Based on what? It currently isn't, but it was at very high levels 2 billion years ago. About the same concentration as manmade reactors.
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WE
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WUZ
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>>9096436
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>>9096436
>WE
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>>9096436
No. Wat. Since when has anyone thought it was not natural? Dodgy site, ignore.
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>>9096925
NUCLEEEEEEEEEEEERR
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It's been pretty well accepted that Oklo was a freak natural occurrence. If ancient nuclear tech existed we would have found a lot more Oklos.
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>>9097154
Please dont come spewing common sense in this thread.
Be gone, Occam!!
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>>9096436
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-nuclear-reactor/
not the old ayyys doing unfortunately
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>>9096436
Yeah, and we could have answered some important questions in physics IF THEY HADN'T MINED THE DAMN THINGS AWAY!
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>>9097154
Also, any intelligence that could build an Oklo could build a conventional LWR much more easily and safely, with much less risk to the environment.
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