Chernobyl will be sealed with steel

Ukraine has just approved the plan to create a giant steel shell that sealed the Chernobyl reactor, where the worst nuclear disaster in the world occurred in 1986, replacing the damaged concrete cover.

Ukraine hired French construction company Novarka to build a steel dome-shaped structure where the explosion occurred, the No. 4 reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with a total cost of about $ 1.4 billion. . According to calculations, it takes 5 years for this project to be inaugurated and by then the dismantling of the reactor will be able to begin.

The huge steel coffin of the Chernobyl reactor is 190 meters wide and 200 meters long. This sturdy structure will cover the entire concrete housing that is preventing the leaked radioactive material today.

At the time of the accident on April 26, 1986, in the Chernobyl reactor there were 200 tons of uranium and still 95%. Meanwhile, due to being sun-dried for more than 20 years and building too hastily, the concrete coating was weakened and decomposed.

In addition to the above project, Ukraine also signed another contract with US Holtec to build a nuclear waste warehouse created by the Chernobyl factory previously. The location of this storage will remain in the restricted area around the factory.

Expenses for the project to build a ' new grave ' for the Chernobyl plant are contributed by international donors. This money is managed by the European Reconstruction and Development Bank.

The concrete shell of the Chernobyl reactor is being destroyed.(Photo: freepressblog)

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