The reactor still isn't truly finished
The first concrete shelter over reactor no. 4 was built fast, under crushing radiation, and was never meant to last long. It was a temporary shield for a permanent problem.Chernobyl Cleanup That Still Isn't Over
Inside, the fuel turned into lava
Melted fuel, sand, and concrete hardened into radioactive masses like the famous Elephant's Foot. One of them was once so hard that a chunk had to be removed with an armour-piercing round.Chernobyl Cleanup That Still Isn't Over
