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Elephants Foot: Chernobyl disaster. The molten mass of the reactor core that dripped under the reactor vessel. [1024x672]

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Elephants Foot: Chernobyl disaster. The molten mass of the reactor core that dripped under the reactor vessel. [1024x672]

Posted May 22, 2014, 3:44 PM UTC

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boobOP•

More info.

EDIT: Sorry for the google link, Reddit didn't like the brackets in the Wikipedia link

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FakinFaker•

As the material was dangerously radioactive and hard and strong, and using remote controlled systems was not possible due to high radiation interfering with electronics, shots from an AK-47 were used to split off chunks for analysis.

Stereotypes...

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lilweezy99•

who brought an AK into a destroyed nuclear reactor.. this is some STALKER shit

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PlentyOfMoxie•

Every time I see this picture I chuckle at the mop standing next to it. Like someone was about to start trying to clean it up

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neurofluxation•

Nice article about how dangerous it is.
Still lethal now!

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RolafOfRiverwood•

This is the "Medusa" thing right ?

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Used_Condom_eater•

2 things.

  1. Howd you manage to score that username?

AND 2, the photographer definitely died of radiation poisoning

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jasonarena•

Chernobyl Uncensored is a very good documentary, if you're wondering what happened to the photographers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3WvKKSpKI

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