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Ignoble Chernobyl
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24 Apr 2003 |
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| Ignoble Chernobyl It's been 17 years since the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe -- but a new disaster could be around the bend if the concrete shield encasing the old power station isn't rapidly reinforced, according to Russia's energy minister. "We can see a situation where the roof could fall in, or rather the supports that hold up the roof could fall down. There are a lot of holes in the sarcophagus," said Alexande ... |
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| Topics: nuclear power, Russia, Ukraine (all these topics) |
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