This similarity supports the notion not only that groundwater passing through the Oklo deposit was a neutron moderator but also that its boiling away at times accounted for the self-regulation that protected these natural reactors from destruction.

• 这样的相似性不仅支持流经欧克陆矿床的地下水是中子缓冲剂的理论，也支持地下水沸腾排出是这些天然反应堆自我调控而不致摧毁的机制。