The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear Reactor

Scientific American | Jan. 27, 2009 (Research)

In May 1972 a worker at a nuclear fuel–processing plant in France noticed something suspicious. He had been conducting a routine analysis of uranium derived from a seemingly ordinary source of ore. Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jan. 28, 2009

I found the transition from the description of what the researchers found to their conclusions very difficult to follow, so I assume that those with less background in the sciences would be taking a lot on faith - not a good way to deal with science.

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