Suicide Mission to Chernobyl

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Suicide Mission to Chernobyl

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PBS | Air Date: October 22, 1991
Summary: The sarcophagus is the giant structure that contains the nuclear reactor that melted down at Chernobyl in 1986. Now, scientists and researchers are attempting to open the sarcophagus to see just how bad the damage really is. This is considered a suicide mission because the reactor is still unstable and could explode at any time.
Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science

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