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Workers are seen on a spillway under construction at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station near the settlement of Cheryomushki June 1, 2010. The spillway is intended to dump the water in the power station's reservoir that is held by a dam over 200 metres (656 feet) high.

Russian dam dwarfs workers

A massive turbine broke apart at this facility in 2009. It was a deadly accident with a major impact on the local power grid. The Big Picture blog covered the story in pictures on this page.

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