Russian Polar Lighthouses: Nuclear-Powered Ruins

Russian Polar Lighthouses: Nuclear-Powered Ruins

During the Soviet era, Russia constructed a series of over 130 nuclear-powered, unmanned lighthouses along the northern polar coast. However, these installations have since fallen into disrepair. Not all of the original sites are known, and some have been looted, including the Strontium-90 cores.

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