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Tiny Specks of Chornobyl's Nuclear Fuel Are Still Intact After 40 Years


We're now 40 years on from the worst nuclear disaster in history, and scientists have been analyzing radioactive particles blown out by Chornobyl to see what's left of the fuel that got scattered – and what state those particles are in.

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