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Oklo is a region near Franceville in the Haut-Ogooué Province of Gabon. Several natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in the uranium mines in the region in 1972. History
The Francevillian B Formation, also known as the Francevillian Formation or FB2 in scientific research, is a geologic formation of black shale provinces close to the town of Franceville, Gabon from which it gets its name.
In May 1972, at the Tricastin uranium enrichment site at Pierrelatte, France, routine mass spectrometry comparing UF 6 samples from the Oklo mine showed a discrepancy in the amount of the 235 U isotope. Where the usual concentrations of 235 U were 0.72% the Oklo samples showed only 0.60%. This was a significant difference—the samples bore 17% ...
Gabon has the world's only site known to have self-sustaining natural nuclear fission, at the Oklo reactor zones near the town of Franceville in the Haut-Ogooué province. The site was discovered in 1972, during French mining for uranium to supply nuclear reactors.
Oklo went into the program in 2014, after an earlier meeting between Altman and DeWitte. In 2015, Altman invested in the company and became chairman. In 2015, Altman invested in the company and ...
Oklo , backed by Sam Altman of OpenAI, went public through a SPAC in May and the shares have gained more than 80% since. The overall demand for electricity that’s expected from data centers has ...
The startup, Oklo, will merge with AltC Acquisition Corp, co-founded by Sam Altman and Churchill Capital. Altman has long been a lead investor of Oklo, serving as chairman since 2015.
The Franceville Basin is a 1.6–2.1 billion year old sedimentary basin in Gabon. It contains unmetamorphosed sediments. [1] It is notable for containing the Francevillian Biota, which are possibly the oldest multicellular life known. A natural fission reactor formed there about 1.8 - 2.1 billion years ago. [2]