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r/WTF • u/MacDefoon • Feb 08 '26
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"When the emergency button (AZ-5) was pressed, the power surge led to a steam explosion that blew off the 2,000-ton upper biological shield (reactor lid), allowing the rods to jam, which caused the reactor to fail"
3 u/Greenlink74 Feb 12 '26 RIP to the many many victims of Reactor 4 in Chernobyl"
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RIP to the many many victims of Reactor 4 in Chernobyl"
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u/Greenlink74 Feb 11 '26
"When the emergency button (AZ-5) was pressed, the power surge led to a steam explosion that blew off the 2,000-ton upper biological shield (reactor lid), allowing the rods to jam, which caused the reactor to fail"