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The reactor was melting. They sent men in with rags. ☢️
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Science Gone WrongAug 05, 2026

The reactor was melting. They sent men in with rags. ☢️

The reactor was melting. They sent men in with rags. ☢️ . . . July 4, 1961: Soviet sub K-19's reactor lost coolant 1,500 km from home. Captain Zateyev ordered 8 sailors into the compartment in raincoats and gas masks to weld a bypass line. They absorbed doses over 5,000 rem. All 8 were dead within three weeks. The sub was later nicknamed 'Hiroshima.'

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