Oklo Mine

A natural nuclear fission reactor is a uranium deposit where self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions occur. The idea of a nuclear reactor existing in situ within an ore body moderated by groundwater was briefly explored by Paul Kuroda in 1956.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: natural nuclear fission reactor discovered in 1972 in the Oklo region of Gabon
  • Also known as: “Natural nuclear fission reactor” and “Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mounana and Oklo.

Town
is a town in . It lies on the N3 road and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining centre. The mine is now closed, and it is now primarily a centre for agriculture.

Locality
is a geological region near in the of . Several natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in the uranium mines in the region in 1972.

Oklo Mine

Latitude
-1.39452° or 1° 23′ 40″ south
Longitude
13.16026° or 13° 9′ 37″ east
Open location code
6FCMJ546+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2833258372
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12029714
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Satellite Map

Discover Oklo Mine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Oklo Mine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مفاعل أوكلو”
  • Bulgarian: “Естествен ядрен реактор Окло”
  • Catalan: “reactor nuclear natural d’Oklo”
  • Catalan: “Reactor nuclear natural d’Oklo”
  • Croatian: “Prirodni nuklearni reaktori Oklo”
  • Czech: “Přírodní jaderný reaktor Oklo”
  • Czech: “Přírodní jaderný reaktor”
  • Estonian: “Oklo georeaktor”
  • French: “gisement d’Oklo”
  • French: “réacteur nucléaire naturel d’Oklo”
  • French: “Réacteur nucléaire naturel d’Oklo”
  • French: “Réacteurs nucléaires naturels d’Oklo”
  • German: “Natürlicher Reaktor”
  • German: “Naturreaktor Bangombe”
  • German: “Naturreaktor Bangombé”
  • German: “Naturreaktor Oklo”
  • German: “Naturreaktor”
  • German: “Naturreaktoren”
  • Hebrew: “אוקלו כור גרעיני טבעי”
  • Indonesian: “Reaktor nuklir alam Oklo”
  • Indonesian: “reaktor nuklir alami”
  • Italian: “reattore a fissione nucleare naturale Oklo”
  • Japanese: “オクロの天然原子炉”
  • Korean: “오클로 천연원자로”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Okloreaktoren”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Okloreaktoren”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Reactor nuclear naturau d’Oklo”
  • Polish: “naturalny reaktor jądrowy Oklo”
  • Romanian: “fenomenul Oklo”
  • Romanian: “Reactor natural de fisiune nucleară Oklo”
  • Russian: “природный ядерный реактор в Окло”
  • Russian: “Природный ядерный реактор в Окло”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Prirodni nuklearni reaktori Oklo”
  • Sinhala: “ඔක්ලෝ ස්වාභාවික න්‍යෂ්ටික විඛණ්ඩන ප්‍රතික්‍රියාකාරක”
  • Spanish: “Reactor nuclear de Oklo”
  • Spanish: “Reactor nuclear natural de Oklo”
  • Swedish: “Naturlig kärnfissionsreaktor Oklo”
  • Turkish: “Oklo doğal fisyon reaktörü”
  • Turkish: “Oklo doğal nükleer fisyon reaktörü”
  • Ukrainian: “природний атомний реактор «Окло»”
  • Ukrainian: “Природний атомний реактор «Окло»”
  • Vietnamese: “Lò phản ứng phân hạch hạt nhân tự nhiên Oklo”

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Highlights include Andrault Hospital and Mounana Catholic Church.

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