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* Oklo (Gabon) natural reactor - Natural materials: | * Oklo (Gabon) natural reactor - Natural materials: | ||
** Uranium. Terrestrial uranium ore of this epoch tends toward a 99.284%/0.711%/0.0058% <sup>238</sup>/<sup>235</sup>/<sup>234</sup>U split. | ** Uranium. Terrestrial uranium ore of this epoch tends toward a 99.284%/0.711%/0.0058% <sup>238</sup>/<sup>235</sup>/<sup>234</sup>U split. | ||
** Thorium. | ** Thorium. For all purposes, entirely <sup>232</sup>Th (look at the half-lives). | ||
* Neutron moderators - fueling - MOX - breeders - feedbacks - inherently safe designs | * Neutron moderators - fueling - MOX - breeders - feedbacks - inherently safe designs | ||
* Recycling - metal oxide fuel - reprocessing - fusion-driven waste fission | * Recycling - metal oxide fuel - reprocessing - fusion-driven waste fission |