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Chernobyl 25 years on: New safe confinement and spent fuel storage facility (2011)

Auteur	EBRD
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Datum	2011
Classificatie	2.34.8.15/03 (TSJERNOBYL - ONGELUK & OMGEVING - SARCOFAAG)
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Chernobyl 25 years on: 

New Safe Confinement and Spent Fuel Storage Facility 

26 April 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear 
power plant. Since then Ukraine and the international community have been 
working on overcoming the legacy of the accident and converting Chernobyl into 
a safe and secure site. Recognising the magnitude of the task, the international 
community has supported Ukraine continuously in efforts to find solutions for 
Chernobyl. 

After the shutdown of the last operating reactor in Chernobyl in 2000, today two 
major technical tasks remain to be accomplished: The first is to make the destroyed 
unit 4 environmentally safe. The second is to safely and securely store the spent 
nuclear fuel from reactors 1-3. This is one of the most important stages of the 
decommisioning of these units. 

The construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) is an unparalleled project in 
the history of engineering. With a height of more than 100 metres it would be big 
enough to house the Statue of Liberty. The new structure will be assembled on site, 
but away from the highly radioactive unit 4 and then slid in place, covering the 
remains of the reactor building and the old shelter. 

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