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[–] EddyBot@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

fun fact: the other three reactors in Chernobyl were put in operation again AFTER reactor 4 blew up
I believe the last one for 14 additional years

how safe that was is another question though

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think we can safely say with hindsight, it was very safe. Reactor 4 was caused by a fluke of circumstances and a few mistakes. It was otherwise a very safe reactor. Once they understood the failure they are able to adjust protocol to ensure it doesn't happen again. It made the other reactors even safer.

The same thing happened with three mile island. Unit 1 safely continued operation until 2019, which only stopped because of financial pressures (competition with Methane), not because anything was wrong.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 points 1 month ago

I mean, RBMK based reactors are still in use today, no?