Originally built for use in the 1930’s by Japan, it was later seized by Russians and used during World War II, powered by nuclear power. During the 1990’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/
or https://www.rbth.com/travel/334968-abandoned-aniva-lighthouse-nakashiretoko
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Seems like a location from The Witcher 3!
I can hear the music!
Lalalaelalalalalaelalalaelalalalalae
Powered by nuclear power during WW2 🙈
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.
I know about riteg, but not during ww2
… 300kg pool of mercury
Ooft. A whole lotta death right there
Basically the plot of The Lighthouse. Do you not like my lobster 😕?
I just learned of this place today in a short documentary on the nuclear generators scattered across Russia.
