Russia still has ten operating nuclear reactors that are similar to the one involved in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The type of reactor that exploded during Chernobyl, known as an RBMK, has been ...

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A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing significant damage, Ukraine claimed Friday morning. The protective ...

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A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine claimed Friday morning causing significant damage. The protective ...

The horrific consequences of that can be seen in Chernobyl. Meanwhile, the molten reactor core, graphite and concrete slag were blazing at 1200 degrees celsius and about to burn through the floor ...