Reliably Sealing Boric Acid in Nuclear
On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in recorded history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, former Soviet Union. Poor reactor design and operator errors led to a steam explosion that left the reactor core on fire and exposed to the environment. The nuclear contamination was so severe that an exclusion zone covering over 1000 square miles was established and experts say the most contaminated areas will not be habitable again for 20,000 years.
Despite the fears that linger in the minds of those who remember Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island incident, many in the scientific community are looking to nuclear energy as an important component of global initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases.
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