Thirty years after the devastating Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the hastily built temporary structure around the damaged reactor is failing, threatening a new wave of contamination across Europe. This episode of Impossible Engineering goes inside the high-stakes mission to design and construct the New Safe Confinement, a monumental feat of engineering aimed at permanently containing the deadly radiation and preventing another global catastrophe.
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Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionized their field.
This film was first broadcast: 2019
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