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Rolls-Royce set for funding fillip to build nuclear power stations based on small modular reactor technology

Mishak Silver badge

Chernobyl - graphite fire

No, though it did end up with it burning.

TLDR; there was a power excursion event (there is even some evidence of a small nuclear explosion, based on fission product releases, but that is disputed by some) that resulted in a steam explosion.

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