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Chernobyl’s new protective shell taking shape via DW

The new protective shell over the damaged Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Chernobyl is starting to take shape. But, it’s not meant as a final solution for the site and financing for the project remains uncertain. Several hundred builders are … Continue reading

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Chernobyl: the mission to difuse the world’s worst nuclear disaster site via wired.co.uk

[…] After the explosion 26 years ago, helicopter pilots dumped thousands of tonnes of sand to smother the fire, which burned for two weeks. Soldiers gathered radioactive rubble using wheelbarrows and shovels and tipped it on to the smouldering heap. … Continue reading

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