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It was to produce electricity.

However, in the 1980's it has a major nuclear accident, whereupon all production stopped and the area for some 30 miles around was evacuated to prevent radio-activity and radiation burns/cancer

Today it is derelict and embalmed in a concrete shell to prevent any further escape of radio active matertial . .

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