The nuclear disaster that looms fresh in the public memory is that of Fukushima, yet there’s another that will never die, Chernobyl.
Locals refer to the accident as “26,” the date in April, 1986 when the roof blew off reactor number four, and all hell broke loose destroying the surrounding area. Now, a massive engineering project is underway to create a permanent container for the hot spot.
It’s called the Zone and getting into it is crossing a border into one of the most contaminated places on Earth. The 20-mile no man’s land was evacuated nearly 30 years ago. Drive to the center of the Zone today and you’ll see a massive structure that appears to rise out of nowhere. It’s an engineering effort the likes of which the world has never seen. With funds from over 40 different countries, 1,400 workers are building a giant arch to cover the damaged reactor like a casserole. It will be taller than the Statue of Liberty and wider than Yankee Stadium — the largest movable structure on Earth.
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