Chernobyl's Blown Up Reactor 4 Just Woke Up

[Throck]

https://historyofyesterday.com/chernobyls-blown-up-reactor-4-just-woke-up-74bedd5fc92d

As if we're not screwed already.


The nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986 will forever be remembered, but the world will soon have a reminder of the event as the zone for some reason (yet unexplained by scientists)is becoming more radioactive. For those who may not be aware of the incident here is an article to get you up to speed.
“Chernobyl will never be a problem”
Underneath reactor 4 there is still nuclear fuel that is active and which will take around 20,000 years for it to deplete. The uranium is too radioactive for anyone to live in the city and since the incident, the European Union had created a shield around the reactor which should not allow for the radioactive rays to come out.
“Chernobyl officials presumed any criticality risk would fade when the massive New Safe Confinement (NSC) was slid over the Shelter in November 2016.”
“The €1.5 billion structure was meant to seal off the Shelter so it could be stabilized and eventually dismantled.”

[DBoon]

1. article in Popular Science on this

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36364988/chernobyl-nuclear-reactions/

[sarisataka]

2. It started with Putin's nuclear powered rocket

and Japan says here we go again

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[Klaralven]

3. 'It's like the embers in a barbecue pit.' Nuclear reactions are smoldering again at Chernobyl

https://www.science.org/news/2021/05/nuclear-reactions-reawaken-chernobyl-reactor

[FakeNoose]

4. We should send them some Ivermectin

I hear it works miracles!

[roamer65]

5. Thank the cloud beings that it didn't have MOX fuel like Dai'ichi unit 3.

[Nevilledog]

6. I thought I was screwed by having "Chernobyl wakes up" on my 2021 Bingo card.