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Elephant's Foot (Chernobyl) (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In his mid 60s, he was sickly, with cataracts, and had been barred from re-entering the sarcophagus after years of irradiation.

Korneyev’s sense of humor remained intact, though. He seemed to have no regrets about his life’s work. “Soviet radiation,” he joked, “is the best radiation in the world.”

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