Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant radiation threat
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The Russian air force has bombed a substation in Ukraine. This caused a power cut at the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says that power was restored on Thursday morning to the New Safe Confinement at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after 16 hours, following damage to a nearby substation.
In a desperate race for energy, Silicon Valley is resurrecting the nuclear industry. But rushed projects and relaxed regulations are creating a perfect storm for a disaster that could make Chernobyl look small,
Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has taken on a second life as an animal haven of sorts. Between 1998 and 2004, scientists began to introduce the endangered Przewalski’s horse, the world’s last truly wild equine species, into the zone.
The arch-shaped New Safe Confinement structure built over the remains of Chernobyl's destroyed unit 4 suffered such extensive damage in a drone strike in February that it may not be possible to restore it to its full original design purposes and life-span of 100 years,
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