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Oklo, whose name comes from the region of Gabon, Africa where self-sustaining nuclear fission reactions took place naturally about 1.7 billion years ago, went public in May.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Publication of the initial discovery of chemists Glenn Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph Kennedy and Edwin McMillan was withdrawn after an isotope, Pu-239, was found to undergo nuclear fission to release energy that could fuel the bomb.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
That involves blocking the fuel rods in the reactor, which stops the nuclear fission reaction.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2022
Venture capital investments in advanced nuclear fission bounced back this year, rivaling the peak investing year of 2022.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Publication of the initial discovery of chemists Glenn Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph Kennedy and Edwin McMillan was withdrawn after an isotope, Pu-239, was found to undergo nuclear fission to release energy that could fuel the bomb.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
That involves blocking the fuel rods in the reactor, which stops the nuclear fission reaction.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2022
Venture capital investments in advanced nuclear fission bounced back this year, rivaling the peak investing year of 2022.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Nuclear fission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20fission. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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