30 years later, $1.6B mega-project finally puts Chernobyl to rest

https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chernobyl-new-confinement-head-768x424.jpg 768w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chernobyl-new-confinement-head-640x353.jpg 640w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chernobyl-new-confinement-head-106x59.jpg 106w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chernobyl-new-confinement-head-672x371.jpg 672w, https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/chernobyl-new-confinement-head.jpg 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The nuclear reactor at Chernobyl is now sealed off from the world, and should finally be safe for the foreseeable future. Why did it take so long? The post