Nuclear georeactor origin of oceanic basalt 3He/4He, evidence, and implications

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3047-3050

  Herndon, J Marvin ^a  

^a Transdyne Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth core; Helium; Mantle; Nuclear reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; FUEL; HELIUM;

AIR; ARTICLE; BASALT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GEOLOGY; ICELAND; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SIMULATION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA;

EID: 0037453091     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0437778100     Document Type: Article

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