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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIAEA confirms Chernobyl nuclear power plant seized by Russian forces
says it's of "vital importance" that safe and secure operations are not disrupted in any wayLink to tweet
Russian Forces Capture Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Says Ukrainian PM
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-invasion-russian-forces-chernobyl-/31721240.html
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IAEA confirms Chernobyl nuclear power plant seized by Russian forces (Original Post)
Celerity
Feb 2022
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PortTack
(32,606 posts)1. Could be used as a terrorist threat.
FirstLight
(13,352 posts)2. that was my first thought...Putin would be that spiteful...
enough to just rip it open and let out all the radioactivity, even if it would kill russians too...
Nevilledog
(50,679 posts)3. Damn.....misread that as IKEA and I was all WTF?!
Celerity
(42,662 posts)5. ironically, one of the most radiation-hit areas on the planet from Chernobyl was northern Sweden
lots of cancer deaths over the years from it, plus farmland contaminated
Nevilledog
(50,679 posts)6. It's like my mind subliminally knew that.
Well, what do you know. My absurdism has boundaries.
Good to know.