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The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof.
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
By some estimates, there have been approximately 4,200 deaths attributed to nuclear reactor incidents since 1945 (not counting radiotherapy accidents or Soviet submarine failures).
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
The partnership has evolved through significant collaborations, including Russia's construction of Iran's first nuclear reactor.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with a nuclear reactor that is used to heat up a propellant.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
By some estimates, there have been approximately 4,200 deaths attributed to nuclear reactor incidents since 1945 (not counting radiotherapy accidents or Soviet submarine failures).
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
The partnership has evolved through significant collaborations, including Russia's construction of Iran's first nuclear reactor.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with a nuclear reactor that is used to heat up a propellant.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Nuclear reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20reactor. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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