CHERNOBYL SHELTER
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE TENDER for the construction of a new shelter for the remnants of Chernobyl's reactor 4 may be issued this year, according to Vince Novak, director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's nuclear safety department. He added that the design for the 20,000 tonne steel shelter - expected to be the world's largest moveable structure - "is nearing completion." The plan foresees the construction of the shelter over the next four to five years, covering the concrete and unstable 'sarcophagus' constructed hastily by the previous ...
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