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Published online 1 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041101-2
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Ancient nuclear power controlled by water
Geological reactors might hold lessons for today's nuclear plants.
Nuclear power was invented in Africa 2 billion years ago. Now scientists think they have figured out how geological processes conspired to create the equivalent of a 100-kilowatt nuclear plant that produced pulses of power every three hours for a period of about 150,000 years.
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