The Okélobondo natural fission reactor, Southeast Gabon: Geology, mineralogy, and retardation of nuclear-reaction products

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-62

  Jensen, K A ^a   Ewing, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fission products; Nuclear reactor; Oklo; Retardation; Uraninite; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; FISSION PRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER; LEAD OXIDE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; OXIDE MINERALS; PILES; SANDSTONE; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

BLACK SHALES; HYDROTHERMALLY; HYDROXIDE HYDRATES; NATURAL FISSION REACTORS; OCTAHEDRALLY COORDINATED; OKLO; RETARDATION; URANINITE;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

MINERALOGY; NATURAL ANALOG; NUCLEAR POWER; ORE DEPOSIT; URANINITE; URANIUM;

GABON; OKELOBONDO;

EID: 84879881388     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0032:TOLNFR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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