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Aniva Rock Lighthouse, Japan (i.imgur.com)
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Originally built for use in the 1930โ€™s by Japan, it was later seized by Russians and used during World War II, powered by nuclear power. During the 1990โ€™s and the fall of communism, the lighthouse became vacant and has since been abandoned.

More on https://mentalitch.com/spooky-russian-places-aniva-rock-lighthouse-sakhalinskaya-oblast/
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[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Seems like a location from The Witcher 3!

[-] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

I can hear the music!

[-] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lalalaelalalalalaelalalaelalalalalae

[-] Ildar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Powered by nuclear power during WW2 ๐Ÿ™ˆ

[-] LocustOfControl@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

It's a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, aka a "nuclear battery". It's stable and safe and only uses a small amount of plutonium (of a type that isn't useful for making bombs). They're so reliable that they use RTGs for spacecraft like Voyager and Cassini.

[-] Ildar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know about riteg, but not during ww2

[-] emmanuel_car@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

โ€ฆ 300kg pool of mercury

Ooft. A whole lotta death right there

[-] torknorggren@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Basically the plot of The Lighthouse. Do you not like my lobster ๐Ÿ˜•?

[-] Thcgrasscity@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I just learned of this place today in a short documentary on the nuclear generators scattered across Russia.

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