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Chernobyl New Safe Confinement, the Glossary

The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is a structure put in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.^[1]

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2019 establishments in Ukraine
Buildings and structures completed in 2019
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Energy infrastructure completed in 2019

Actuator

An actuator is a component of a machine that produces force, torque, or displacement, usually in a controlled way, when an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic input is supplied to it in a system (called an actuating system).

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atomstroyexport

Atomstroyexport (Атомстройэкспорт) is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment and service exporter.

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Bentonite

Bentonite is an absorbent swelling clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite (a type of smectite) which can either be Na-montmorillonite or Ca-montmorillonite.

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Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics, Inc., is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Bouygues

Bouygues S.A. is a French engineering group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.

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Cantilever bridge

A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers).

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Chernobyl disaster

The Chernobyl disaster began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, close to the border with the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union.

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Chernobyl liquidators

Chernobyl liquidators were the civil and military personnel who were called upon to deal with the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union on the site of the event.

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant are Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus or Shelter Structure (Об'єкт "Укриття") is a massive steel and concrete structure covering the nuclear reactor number 4 building of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus are Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and nuclear safety and security.

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Chernobyl Shelter Fund

The Chernobyl Shelter Fund (CSF) was set up in December 1997 with the purpose of funding the Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP).

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Containment building

A containment building is a reinforced steel, concrete or lead structure enclosing a nuclear reactor.

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Corium (nuclear reactor)

Upper grid damaged top plate Corium, also called fuel-containing material (FCM) or lava-like fuel-containing material (LFCM), is a material that is created in a nuclear reactor core during a nuclear meltdown accident.

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Dehumidifier

A dehumidifier is an air conditioning device which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air.

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Design-basis event

A design-basis event (DBE) is a postulated event used to establish the acceptable performance requirements of the structures, systems, and components, such that a nuclear power plant can withstand the event and not endanger the health or safety of the plant operators or the wider public. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and design-basis event are nuclear safety and security.

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Dosimeter

A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures dose uptake of external ionizing radiation.

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD; French: Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement, BERD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991.

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Fujita scale

The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale), is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation.

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G-force

The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for grams).

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Geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials.

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Government of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (translit; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine (Уряд України, Uriad Ukrainy), is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine.

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space.

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HEPA

HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter, also known as high-efficiency particulate absorbing filter and high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter, is an efficiency standard of air filters.

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Hydraulics

Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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International Nuclear Information System

The International Nuclear Information System (INIS) hosts one of the world's largest collections of published information on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.

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Jack (device)

A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads.

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Mammoet

Mammoet (Dutch for mammoth) is a privately held Dutch company specializing in engineered heavy lifting and the transport of large objects.

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Megaproject

A megaproject is an extremely large-scale construction and investment project.

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Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents

A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility." Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, or a reactor core melt. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents are nuclear safety and security.

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Nuclear decommissioning

Nuclear decommissioning is the process leading to the irreversible complete or partial closure of a nuclear facility, usually a nuclear reactor, with the ultimate aim at termination of the operating licence.

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Nuclear entombment

Nuclear entombment (also referred to as "safe enclosure") is a method of nuclear decommissioning in which radioactive contaminants are encased in a structurally long-lived material, such as concrete. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and nuclear entombment are nuclear safety and security.

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Nuclear fallout

Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed.

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions.

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Nukem Technologies

NUKEM Technologies GmbH is a nuclear engineering and consulting company managing radioactive waste and spent fuel and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

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Overhead crane

An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments.

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Photovoltaic system

A photovoltaic system, also called a PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics.

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Plasma cutting

Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma.

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Polycarbonate

Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures.

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Polytetrafluoroethylene

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is chemically inert.

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Pripyat

Pripyat (Припять), also known as Prypiat (Припʼять), is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus.

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium.

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Radiation exposure

Radiation exposure is a measure of the ionization of air due to ionizing radiation from photons.

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Radiation monitoring

Radiation monitoring involves the measurement of radiation dose or radionuclide contamination for reasons related to the assessment or control of exposure to radiation or radioactive substances, and the interpretation of the results.

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Radioactive contamination

Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids, liquids, or gases (including the human body), where their presence is unintended or undesirable (from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) definition). Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and radioactive contamination are nuclear safety and security.

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.

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Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material.

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Red Forest

The Red Forest (Rudyi Lis, Ryzhiy Les) is the area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant within the Exclusion Zone, located in Polesia. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement and Red Forest are Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.

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Sandblasting

Sandblasting, sometimes known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

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Sandwich panel

A sandwich panel is any structure made of three layers: a low-density core (PIR, mineral wool, XPS), and a thin skin-layer bonded to each side.

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Segmental bridge

A segmental bridge is a bridge built in short sections (called segments), i.e., one piece at a time, as opposed to traditional methods that build a bridge in very large sections.

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Sievert

The sievert (symbol: SvPlease note there are two non-SI units that use the same Sv abbreviation: the sverdrup and svedberg.) is a unit in the International System of Units (SI) intended to represent the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, which is defined as the probability of causing radiation-induced cancer and genetic damage.

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Stainless steel

Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion.

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Teleoperation

Teleoperation (or remote operation) indicates operation of a system or machine at a distance.

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The Engineer (UK magazine)

The Engineer is a London-based monthly magazine and website covering the latest developments and business news in engineering and technology in the UK and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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Vinci SA

Vinci (corporately styled VINCI) is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Entreprises.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has been serving as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019, including during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine ongoing since 2022.

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Water table

The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation),J.

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Yield (engineering)

In materials science and engineering, the yield point is the point on a stress-strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement

Also known as Chernobyl confinement, Chernobyl containment, Chernobyl new confinement, Chernobyl safe confinement, Chornobyl New Safe Confinement, New Safe Confinement, Novarka, Nuclear reactor sarcophagus, Sarcophagus (Nuclear Reactor), Shelter Implementation Plan.

, Sandwich panel, Segmental bridge, Sievert, Stainless steel, Teleoperation, The Engineer (UK magazine), The Guardian, Ukraine, Vinci SA, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Water table, Wired (magazine), Xinhua News Agency, Yield (engineering).

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2019 establishments in Ukraine

Buildings and structures completed in 2019

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Energy infrastructure completed in 2019

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