Chernobyl's gigantic Radiation Shield

Watch Chernobyl’s gigantic radiation shield sliding and covering the damaged nuclear reactor

Unique engineering feat concluded as Chernobyl arch has reached resting place.
A ceremony in Chernobyl marked the successful conclusion of the sliding operation, a key milestone before the finalization of the international program to transform Chernobyl into an environmentally safe and secure state by November 2017.

Chernobyl's gigantic Radiation Shield (5)
Thirty years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, the radioactive remains of the power plant’s destroyed reactor 4 have been safely enclosed following one of the world’s most ambitious engineering projects.

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