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How to make Chernobyl safe for the future


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What are the lessons to be learnt from Chernobyl? How does one decommission a power plant which has been the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident and manage its legacy?

The EBRD has been working on making the Chernobyl nuclear power plant safe for over 25 years, as explained in the latest episode of the Pocket Dilemmas podcast. Taking part are:

  • Simon Evans of the EBRD’s Nuclear Safety team
  • Irina Velichko, a lead engineer at the site who joins us live from the site  
  • As usual, the hosts of the Pocket Dilemmas podcast are Jonathan Charles and Kerrie Law

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    Episode notes:

    US Nuclear Energy Institute released a fact sheet

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    EBRD YouTube Chernobyl

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