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The Oklo Natural Uranium Reactor Examined From a Creationist's Viewpoint

Chaffin, Eugene F. (1982) The Oklo Natural Uranium Reactor Examined From a Creationist's Viewpoint. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 19 (1): 6.

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Abstract

In 1972 evidence was discovered that a body of uranium ore found at Oklo in Gabon, Africa, had once been a natural reactor. At least six reactor zones existed in the pre-Cambrian rock found at Oklo. Some have believed that the evidence indicates an age of 1.9 billion years for the reactors. In this paper, arguments are presented which show that the data are consistent with a more recent date for the self-sustaining chain reaction which was achieved - a date, in fact, which would be compatible with young-Earth Creationism.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QC Physics > QC770 Nuclear and Particle Physics. Atomic Energy. Radioactivity
Q Science (General) > QC Physics > QC801 Geophysics
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2025 21:41
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2025 21:41
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/529

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