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Graphic shows details of 1986 nuclear accident and the New Safe Confinement structure constructed at the site.
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NUCLEAR

Chernobyl 30th anniversary

By Jordi Bou

April 26, 2016 - The Chernobyl reactor – scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster 30 years ago – is being entombed in a giant steel shelter. The $2.2 billion New Safe Confinement project is due for completion in 2017, replacing the crumbling concrete sarcophagus erected after the accident.

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PUBLISHED: 20/04/2016; STORY: Graphic News
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