TIL There's a 1.7 Billion Year Old Naturally Occuring Fission Reactor in Africa
TIL There's a 1.7 Billion Year Old Naturally Occuring Fission Reactor in Africa
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the reaction is no longer active
Is it a reaction, then?
It was. It no longer is.
The reason I added this comment at all, was I felt the headline title was a little misleading. We have evidence, of a naturally occurring fission reaction on Earth, a long long time ago.
It is estimated to have averaged under 100 kW of thermal power
I don't know what I expected but its does not seem much, its like the energy of 100 space heater
100kW can raise the temperature of 1L of water from 20C to 100C in 3.34 seconds. It's enough power to brew about 300 shots of espresso in 30 seconds. That seems like a lot to me.
That was a neat read, thanks!
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