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Prof Claire Corkhill on X: "If the #Chernobyl lava were to reach the water tanks below the reactor, it would cause a radioactive explosion SO HUGE that Belarus and Ukraine would be
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Chernobyl's intensely radioactive 'elephant's foot' lava recreated in the lab | Research | Chemistry World
![Prof Claire Corkhill on X: "When boron and sand met with the molten fuel, they formed a highly radioactive lava that wanted to ooze down to the bottom of the #Chernobyl reactor, Prof Claire Corkhill on X: "When boron and sand met with the molten fuel, they formed a highly radioactive lava that wanted to ooze down to the bottom of the #Chernobyl reactor,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6jHm6sWAAE0QJj.jpg)