Capping Chernobyl

Monday, 28 April 2014 | by Pat's Picks

The New York Times details a $1.5 billion dollar project to build a 32,000 ton arch over the damaged nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine. The project will all but eliminate the risk of further contamination at the site of the 1986 explosion. The arch will be slid into place on Teflon pads, covering the makeshift shelter that was put in place when the reactor melted down.

SOURCE: New York Times