No, I would not say that it was over-reacting to build the new safe confinement structure. It's true that it could probably be lived without, and there would be not much additional danger to human life. But it would present a risk of additional contamination. read more
No, I would not say that it was over-reacting to build the new safe confinement structure. It’s true that it could probably be lived without, and there would be not much additional danger to human life. read more
The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is a structure built to contain the remains of the No. 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The structure also encloses the temporary "sarcophagus" built around the reactor immediately after the disaster. read more
How the New Safe Confinement arch will ensure Chernobyl is made safe. The story behind the worlds largest mobile metal structure. read more