Nuke Natural Nuclear Fission Reactor

Nuke Natural Nuclear Fission Reactor
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week	27
Location	Barlowe Water Table

A uranium deposit where a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is occurring. Like the Oklo site on Earth, Nuke Natural Nuclear Fission Reactor is a unique instance where just the right set of circumstances happen to allow for such a rare geologic circumstance to occur. The natural nuclear reactor formed when a uranium-rich mineral deposit became inundated with groundwater, which could act as a moderator for the neutrons produced by nuclear fission. The site gets its name "Nuke" from the region of Barlowe that used to have the same name (northeastern Barlowe). The site is underground around Barlowe Temperate Woodland. It is deep enough underground that the area is not radioactive. However, the surrounding underground aquifer is. The radiation would kill most species in the water table close to it. Farther away, it would provide a heat source for heat loving microbes.

1. Nuclear reactor zones 2. Sandstone 3. Uranium ore layer 4. Granite