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When Chernobyl went pop 16 years ago it released 40-times the combined radiation of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. Which would explain why it’s still lethal. At the time the authorities built an enormous roof to keep the bad bits in and the rest of the world out, but now it is so decayed that there are 1,000 square metres of holes in it, and birds are flying in and out at will. The Sydney Morning Herald has printed a report on a new shield that will be built to replace this delapidated roof. It will be built beside the massive hole created by the explosion and then slid into place - building it in position would be impossible as the radiation coming off the ruins is still so hot it would kill the workers and make construction impossible. Most amazing, though, is the size of the thing. When complete it will be so large it will create its own ecosystem, and scientists are worrying how they will cope with the naturally occuring rains on the inside. Full story here.
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