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Officials trying to stop nuclear material from spreading after collapse at Chernobyl — Will be covered with ‘special resin’

http://enenews.com/officials-trying-to-stop-nuclear-material-from-spreading-after-chernobyl-roof-collapse-will-be-covered-with-special-resin

Published: April 23rd, 2013 at 10:32 am ET
By ENENews

Title: Ukraine to cover collapsed Chernobyl roof with special resin
Source: Xinhua
Author: Thomas Whittle
Date: April 24, 2013

Ukraine will cover the collapsed roof of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with special resin to prevent the spread of radioactive dust, a senior nuclear safety official said here Tuesday.

“As soon as the weather permits, we will cover the equipment under the caved-in parts of the roof with special resin,” Mikhail Gashev, Ukraine’s chief inspector of nuclear and radiation safety, told reporters. […]

About 600 square meters of the roof at Chernobyl […] collapsed in mid-February. Authorities said at the time that the collapse posed no threat to human health.

See also: Chernobyl workers evacuated from site — Roof collapse was 50 meters from reactor’s sarcophagus — Soundness inspection underway (PHOTOS)

April 24, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized