Chernobyl: A Massive Engineering Effort to Contain Radioactive Pollution

The video discusses the decades-long effort to design and construct a new containment structure for the Chernobyl reactor. It highlights the challenges of building the structure at a safe distance and sliding it into place, the financial and managerial oversight by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the historical context of the original sarcophagus. The video also covers the engineering challenges and safety measures taken to minimize radiation exposure during construction.

What challenges did the project face due to the high gamma ray radiation levels?

What was the significance of the design step taken to push the concealment over the reactor?

What was the main purpose of building the concealment aside from the reactor?