Chernobyl Sarcophagus Construction Workers

This is the process construction workers must go through in order to work within the Exclusion Zone in Chernobyl.

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[StellarBlue1]

COLLAPSE of the Sarcophagus? Isn't a little too soon for the construction of this cover to start coming apart?

[chernobyldoc]

@StellarBlue1 Well, it was very hastily built. They were more concerned with getting the radiation contained than with the quality and durability of the sarcophagus. Additionally, the army was conscripted to do the construction, so it wasn't even built by construction workers. Add to that 25 years of weathering and it's reaching the point that a new confinement is needed. All the aforementioned problems have been corrected in the ongoing construction of the new safe confinement.

[argonne5]

so men and women are going to work on sarcophagus?

you see a girl getting examined as well at 1:32

[chernobyldoc]

I think that it's possible that women could work on it, but the only women I met or saw only worked near it as nurses. The girl being examined was the daughter of a Liquidator who helped build the original sarcophagus.

[StellarBlue1]

@chernobyldoc Your point is well made, doc. BTW, what do you think of the "Newest Chernobyl" in Japan?

It really is something quite terrible, isn't it?

[alextheromanian]

@americanpolitic1 its not america....those poeople will work and say thank you for that little money they are paid. yes they know its a crap job but think getting it done and getting by is more important than sitting around protesting the low wages.

[toffeescouse]

@incarnedine Thankyou :)

[incarnedine]

@toffeescouse 1. quite a while still. It only needs repairs for now.

2. Possibly.

3. it's not too bad. If it fails then radiation will begin to spread in the air, but the levels aren't that bad. The main issue is with the radioactive fuel still in the reactor core. That is still active and is quite hot (enough to melt cement) so that is the part that really need to be contained because it can cause another meltdown if it melts thought to the water below it.

[toffeescouse]

I have a few qeustions if anyone can help

1. How long will the sarcophagus last?

2. Their not going to just keep building a new sarcophagus over the old one every time it begins to arode are they? theres only so much you can build,

3. What would hapen if the sarcophagus failed, and will they ever be able to stop the reactor or radiation?

Thanks

[kreaturen]

Fucking hate this! These men are heroes! They should be paid well above what should be expected, not LESS!! Shame on them!!! Ukrain won't get out of it's abyss unless Chernobyl is resolved properly. Ukrain as a nation has a huge image problem, so their leaders should use the Chernobyl tragedy as an opportunity to hone their moral standards, so that they can grow as a nation! And gain cudos internationally!