| ▲ | tgv 7 hours ago | |
My knowledge in these matters is limited, but natural uranium can't trigger itself, can it? At least, it can't produce the classical chain reaction, as there's not enough U235 to sustain it, I think. | ||
| ▲ | aaronmdjones 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> but natural uranium can't trigger itself, can it? Right now? Not that we know of. Historically? Yes. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/meet-oklo-the-earths-tw... | ||