New tomb will make Chernobyl site safe for 100 years
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, there's still a significant threat of radiation from the crumbling remains of Reactor 4. But an innovative, €1.5 billion super-structure is being built to prevent further releases, giving an elegant engineering solution to one of the ugliest disasters known to man.