New Safe Confinement
The New Safe Confinement 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.
- Building
- …stands 110 metres (361 feet) tall
- …is 165 metres (541 feet) wide
- …has a round roof
- Description: containment structure for the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine
- Also known as“Chernobyl New Safe Confinement”“New Shelter”“NSC”
- Established: November 27, 2017
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Sarcophagus / Shelter Object.
Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a former nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is situated 390 metres east of New Safe Confinement.
Sarcophagus / Shelter Object
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus, also…
Chernobyl Sarcophagus Memorial
Chernobyl Sarcophagus Memorial is situated 330 metres northwest of New Safe Confinement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaniv and Pripyat.
Yaniv
Yaniv is an abandoned village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Yaniv is situated 3 km west of New Safe Confinement.
New Safe Confinement
- Category: built structure
- Location
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Latitude
51.38924° or 51° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
30.09878° or 30° 5′ 56″ east
Open location code
9G3G93QX+MG
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“New Safe Confinement” goes by many names.
حاجز تشيرنوبيل الأمن الجديدArabic
Txernobylgo sarkofago berriaBasque
Аб’ект «Укрыцьцё-2»Belarusian
Новы бясьпечны канфайнмэнтBelarusian
Новы саркафаг ЧАЭСBelarusian
Новы чарнобыльскі саркафагBelarusian
切尔诺贝利核电站新石棺Chinese
切爾諾貝利核電站新石棺Chinese
新遮蔽結構體Chinese
新遮蔽结构体Chinese
車諾比新安全圍堵體Chinese
Nový kryt Černobylské jaderné elektrárnyCzech
Nový sarkofágCzech
Sabuwar Tsaro ta ChernobylHausa
Csernobili Acél SzarkofágHungarian
Kubah Pengaman Baru ChernobylIndonesian
New Safe ConfinementItalian
Nuovo sarcofago d’acciaioItalian
チェルノブイリ新安全閉じ込め構造物Japanese
新安全閉じ込め構造物Japanese
Černobylio naujasis apsauginis gaubtasLithuanian
Nauja apsauginė arkaLithuanian
Nowa Bezpieczna PowłokaPolish
НБКRussian
Новая защитная оболочкаRussian
Новый безопасный конфайнментRussian
Новый чернобыльский саркофагRussian
Укрытие-2Russian
Nova varna zapora ČernobilSlovenian
Новий безпечний конфайнментUkrainian
Новий саркофаг ЧАЕСUkrainian
Укриття-2Ukrainian
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reactor #4 and Solar Chernobyl.
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