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Old 04-06-2004, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Grisu
No, Chernobyl was never rebuilt. It is in a concrete saphogarus.
Yes, it was.
I thought it too, but then when i started reading the link i posted above, i learned otherwise.
The reactor 4 was kept closed under tons of concrete, but the station was rebuilt, and the remaining 3 reactors were kept working tiīll the year 2000.
READ HERE

READ HERE ALSO
I havenīt been able to find the article i read before, but the above links are enough to show how the plant was rebuilt and remained in operation untill late 2000.
Quote:
"Chernobyl is still in operation (there is not sufficient generating capacity in the Ukraine for its closure) and countless, more minor, incidents have occurred since 1986."



PS:Itīs not "saphogarus", itīs a sarcophagus.
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