The Shacha (russian: Шача) is a small tributary of the
Tsna in
Ryazan Oblast,
Russia
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. It is long, and its
drainage basin
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covers .
[«Река ШАЧА»]
Russian State Water Registry It has presented a
hydrologic problem since the
Globus-1 test, when it changed its course and threatened to flood the hole left by the explosion. This has the potential for spreading the nuclear pollution to the entire
Volga
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region. Several engineers have proposed building a reinforced covering over the hole and digging a 12 km channel to shift the river away from the place of explosion. There is nearby town named
Shatsk (Шацк).
References
Rivers of Ryazan Oblast
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