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One thing I always wondered about is that the other reactor at Chernobyl was kept in operation for quite some time after this accident. How much radiation expos
by ams6110 8y ago
One thing I always wondered about is that the other reactor at Chernobyl was kept in operation for quite some time after this accident. How much radiation exposure did the operators and workers of that reactor receive?
- chupasaurus 8y agoOnly 3rd and 5th (5 and 6 were at the last stage of construction but were cancelled) reactors had increased levels of radiation after the disaster. After contamination, 3rd was reactivated in 1987. 2nd block was stopped in 1991 after a case of fire, 1st block was stopped in 1996, 3rd was stopped in 2000.
- darkpuma 8y agoThey totally stripped the topsoil in areas where workers for the other reactors would be. They certainly still got irradiated, but considering the nature of the circumstances it was pretty safe. The real hotspots in the region are the places they dumped that top soil and other debris.