The Bangombe reactor is of special interest because it was more shallowly buried than those unearthed at the Oklo and Okelobondo mines and thus has had more water moving through it in recent times.

• 班哥贝反应堆特别引人注意，是因为它埋藏的位置比欧克陆和欧克罗朋多矿坑浅，因此，在晚近的年代有更多的水流经其中。