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The ‘sarcophagus’ that entombed the Chernobyl nuclear disaster for 30 years is at a high risk to collapse via National Post

Posted on 2019/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The sarcophagus, hastily set up to stop radioactive contamination from spreading, was never built to last In an attempt to contain as much of the radioactive materials as possible, 600,000 workers from the USSR quickly began to build a large … Continue reading →

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Contaminated Molten Salt Reactor Experiment may be entombed in concrete via Knox News

Posted on 2017/12/15 by nfield

Part of the contaminated site of Oak Ridge’s old Molten Salt Reactor Experiment may be entombed in concrete, according to Jay Mullis, manager for the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.  […] Part of the contaminated site of Oak Ridge’s … Continue reading →

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VOX POPULI: There’s no end to Fukushima crisis while melted fuel remains via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A massive concrete structure encases the wrecked No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, site of the catastrophic 1986 accident. Dubbed the “sarcophagus,” it was erected to contain the fuel that could not be extracted from the crippled … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl arch faces €265m funding gap ahead of disaster’s 29th anniversary via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/04/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

World must plug funding gap for massive 100-metre steel arch being built to contain remaining radioactive waste at the site A massive engineering project to make the Chernobyl nuclear power plant safe is facing a €265m (£190m) funding shortfall. Next … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl’s arch: Sealing off a radioactive sarcophagus via BBC News

Posted on 2013/11/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Work began in recent days to remove, bit by bit, the giant chimney protruding from the Chernobyl nuclear power station. It’s one small part of a mammoth engineering project, now nearing completion, designed to slash the risk of another major … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl’s new protective shell taking shape via DW

Posted on 2013/08/13 by norma field

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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Roof Collapses at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant: Ukraine via AlterNet

Posted on 2013/02/13 by norma field

A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine collapsed under the weight of snow, officials said Wednesday, raising new concerns about the condition of the facility that was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident. There were … Continue reading →

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