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𝙰𝙼𝙰𝚉𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙵𝙰𝙲𝚃𝚂 - In late April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced a catastrophic failure, leading to the worst nuclear meltdown in human history. While the initial disaster
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