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Morgeruat

02-10-2006 09:51 AM

http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/10/17/38299.html

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Nuclear physics is a relatively young science. Humans created the first man-made nuclear reactor only about 60 years ago, in 1942. However, nuclear reactors existed on the planet two billion years ago. So far, science knows of 17 nuclear reactors located in Gabon, an African country.

Larry_OHF

02-10-2006 10:08 AM

<font color=skyblue>Woah! And this is epecially cool for me since I am taking Geology this semester...</font>

Morgeruat

02-10-2006 11:21 AM

I heard from a friend that there had recently been unearthed in France roman-era power plants, what they were used for is still unknown IIRC.

Azred

02-10-2006 04:12 PM

<font color = lightgreen>An interesting story and a new addition to the "quirks of nature" category.

Morgeruat, do you have any links for the Roman power plants? If not, I'll see if I can dig up any. If real, they would go into the "historical anomoly" category, like the Baghdad batteries (medeival electricity) and the Antikythera Mechanism (ancient gear-wheel calendar).</font>

Morgeruat

02-11-2006 01:54 AM

Here's another link that relates to the story above, still looking for the other one...

http://www.phschool.com/science/scie...ial_nukes.html

Lucern

02-11-2006 04:55 AM

Rumor has it that Gabon is using them for nuclear energy, not WMD :D

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