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K, not Na

Similar elements, of course, but different.

The idea is that given an Fe-S core, then other light elements can substitute in for the S, and it is clear that SOME light elements sre in the core - it is too low density for pure Fe-Ni.

As for the "natural Uranium reactor", that was a loony idea based on a sphere of pure uranium at the earth's core. Instead, the U (and Th) are dispersed through the whole core and decay slowly without accelerated fission (if there WERE a reactor, then all the U would be gone after 4.6 Ga)

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