CHORNOBYL, Ukraine — A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world.
The half-cylinder-shaped shelter began being moved toward the reactor on a system of hydraulic jacks two weeks ago and reached its destination Tuesday, a significant step toward liquidating the remains of the world’s worst nuclear accident, 30 years ago in what is now Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman/Getty ImagesPeople take pictures following a ceremony to mark the movement of the New Safe Confinement sarcophagus over the destroyed reactor number four at the Chornobyl nuclear power …read more
Source: National Post
