A second coffin for Chernobyl.

Plans are being finalized to encase the Chernobyl Reactor 4 in the worlds largest movable structure, a 20000-ton steel shell so large that indoor rain is a serious design consideration. The shell will serve two purposes, to keep [radioactive] dust in and rain out. The structure is meant to cover the...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 40, 3 (2003).
Main Author: Riebeck, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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