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The reactor is surrounded by a containment structure, a chamber of steel-reinforced concrete as much as 5 feet thick—strong enough to hold the contents of the reactor if the steel vessel fails.

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“After an assessment of the conditions and the containment measures in place, the decision was made to close the incident and return control to the property owner.”

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Guests of this Coffin Creek attraction were carted along from one breached containment scenario to the next, with roving monsters periodically surprising them in the darkness between the scantily lighted vignettes.

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With chants of “No Kings,” many of these chaotic protesters spilled off sidewalks into the street, as if curbs held no power of containment, no meaning in their anarchist hearts.

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And Lord knows I’m unmeasured in other areas day-to-day, too, so it’s not like I’m some paragon of containment, but yeah, just the revenge thing, there’s a lot of schoolyard stuff going on.

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