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Old 04-25-2016, 06:16 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by mrkajz44 View Post
I was reading about this a short while ago and didn't know that the incident actually occurred during a test. They were testing to see if a system they had put in would be able to power the backup turbines until the generators kicked-in in the event of a total power loss. Somewhat ironic that they were trying to make the place safer and ended up destroying the whole plant.
The whole plant wasn't destroyed. The other three reactors were still operational for years afterward and Reactor 3 wasn't shut down until 2000.
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