Chernobyl Sarcophagus
Chernobyl Sarcophagus
(OP)
Additions and improvements being made to the original '86 sarcophagus.
More out of curiosity out of anything, what grade of steel would be used for components?
Is there a "nuclear safe" mixture of the concrete used for the shell, or does it drill on thickness?
I fail to see the science behind the fifth paragraph: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/45690...
And apparently these guys (http://www.ejot.co.uk/industrialfasteners.odl) are supplying the fasteners, is there no nuclear qualification needed?
More out of curiosity out of anything, what grade of steel would be used for components?
Is there a "nuclear safe" mixture of the concrete used for the shell, or does it drill on thickness?
I fail to see the science behind the fifth paragraph: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/45690...
And apparently these guys (http://www.ejot.co.uk/industrialfasteners.odl) are supplying the fasteners, is there no nuclear qualification needed?
Rich Johnson: father, husband, brother, engineer.





RE: Chernobyl Sarcophagus
It appears the science behind the 5th par is called "political science"- there is a new push to ensure the public now accepts routinely occuring major accidents as the new normal, so there is nothing to worry about anymore - their objective relates to "minimizing the economic and social repurcussions of an accident which has widespread contamination". Probably a good topic for a social psychiatrist's pHd thesis.
Aside from that , there may be advantages to using geopolymer cement in lieu of portland cement for the new sarcophagus- much more than 100 yrs life from geopolymner cement.