Radioactive Leak Probed at Chernobyl
<i> Associated Press</i>
MOSCOW —
A reactor at the Soviet Chernobyl nuclear power plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, suffered a minor leak of radioactive cooling water last week, but spillage was confined to a sealed area, a spokeswoman for the plant said Friday.
She said an investigation is under way. The plant is under repair, and its reactors were not operating at the time, she said.
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