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I've read that at Oklo mine in Gabon uranium 235 occured natrually at levels of 3%, about what a low enriched reactor needs for fuel. Further, this underwent fission while in the ground with groundwater acting as a moderator. All this happened eons ago, but surprised me anyway.

WI there were other uranium deposits of this purity to be found, could this affect history? Apparently it takes the most enrichment effort to go from 0.7% to 10-20%. Perhaps if the Nazis had access to U235 at this purity could their abortion of a programme actually get somewhere? Or other countries who rely on imported and strictly controlled nuclear technology, could Saddam or others get a HEU bomb if they were starting with U235 at 3% rather than 0.7%?
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