It seems really crazy that in our age we still cannot make some robot able
to dismantle this broken reactor and clean up the site, we are still just
hiding it. I guess it will stand as a monument to human stupidity for many
years to come.


What about the underground issues with radioactive fluids washing under the
site though.
Brian

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"One of the most ambitious projects in the history of engineering passes
a major milestone today as the arch shielding radioactive waste caused
by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power station accident has started sliding
into place"

"Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement (NSC) is the largest moveable land-
based structure ever built, with a span of 257 metres, a length of 162
metres, a height of 108 metres and a total weight of 36,000 tonnes
equipped"

"It will now be moved into its resting place over Chernobyl's reactor 4
which was destroyed in the accident 30 years ago"

"The sliding is done with help of a special skidding system that
consists of 224 hydraulic jacks to push the arch 60 centimetres each
stroke. It is anticipated that the total skid time will be around 40
hours of operation spread over a period of up to 5 days"

http://chnpp.gov.ua/en/default-en/10...tep-in-unique-
engineering-project-as-chernobyl-arch-slides-into-place

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