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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukraine

Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukraine

Kiev (AFP) Feb 13, 2013
A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has collapsed under the weight of snow but there were no injuries or any increase in radiation from the reactor that exploded in 1986, the country's emergency agency said Wednesday. "The preliminary reason for the collapse was too much snow on the roof," the agency said, adding that the radiation situation is "within the norm" and nobhttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Roof_collapses_at_Chernobyl_nuclear_plant_Ukraine_999.html

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