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A new sarcophagus is under construction to cover the destroyed Chernobyl Reactor No. 4. The new cover is expected to be completed in the next few years, though Ukrainians are skeptical of the schedule. (Claudia Himmelreich/McClatchy DC/TNS)

Ruined Chernobyl nuclear plant to remain a threat for 3,000 years

April 28, 2016

By Matthew Schofield McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) PRIPYAT, Ukraine — Before the fire, the vomiting, the deaths and the vanishing home, it was the promise of bumper cars that captured the imagination...

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