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Natural nuclear fission reactor (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 days ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Ok so oxygen helps uranium dissolve in water, which means natural fission reactors are aided by biological processes.

That means somewhere in the cosmos is a planet with a continent scale natural fission reactor and the life that started the fire now has learned to deal with this fact through natural selection.

Prove me wrong!