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Mini Chernobyl: The Secret Russian Navy Nuclear Submarine Meltdown Moscow Tried to Bury

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Key Points and Summary – Months before Chernobyl, the Soviet Navy suffered a major nuclear disaster when the Echo-II submarine K-431 blew its reactor during “routine” refueling in Chazhma Bay near Vladivostok. -A mishandled reactor lid triggered a prompt criticality, killing nearly a dozen sailors and irradiating hundreds more as radioactive debris showered nearby ships […] The post Mini Chernobyl: The Secret Russian Navy Nuclear Submarine Meltd…

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Mini Chernobyl: The Secret Russian Navy Nuclear Submarine Meltdown Moscow Tried to Bury

Key Points and Summary – Months before Chernobyl, the Soviet Navy suffered a major nuclear disaster when the Echo-II submarine K-431 blew its reactor during “routine” refueling in Chazhma Bay near Vladivostok. -A mishandled reactor lid triggered a prompt criticality, killing nearly a dozen sailors and irradiating hundreds more as radioactive debris showered nearby ships […] The post Mini Chernobyl: The Secret Russian Navy Nuclear Submarine Meltd…

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19FortyFive broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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