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Chernobyl explosion — but they come at a high cost.A new BBC documentary on Hinkley Point C’s construction explains: “Unlike Hinkley Point C, Chernobyl’s reactors were not housed inside containment structures.“So when Chernobyl’s reactor No.4 exploded, it released a deadly cloud, containing 400 times more radioactive material than the Hiroshima bomb, into the air.“The accident killed approximately 30 workers and caused radioactive fallout to spread across Europe.“The catastrophe turned an area larger than Lancashire into a no-go zone that’s still off-limits 35 years later."Chernobyl's "dark legacy" means new plants like Hinkley Point C are built to incredibly exacting safety standards.The containment structures are protected by a concrete.

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