The object shelter is what currently surrounds the remnants of reactor number four - the site of the infamous disaster in 1986.
Made from a huge steel frame and a stainless steel roof weighing more than 29,000 tonnes, the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure will prevent the release of radioactive material from the present shelter, and will ultimately will allow work to begin on the deconstruction of unit four of the Chernobyl plant.
HLPFI reported in August 2015 that Mammoet had successfully connected the two halves of the NSC structure at the Ukraine plant using a specially designed skidding system.
Ground preparation on the NSC project began in 2011 and is scheduled for complete in 2017.
The Manitowoc crawler is fitted with 21.3 m of luffing jib on top of its 61 m main boom. Offering a 272-tonne capacity as standard, the capacity of the Manitowoc 2250 can be increased to 450 tonnes with a MAX-ER attachment or 1,300 tonnes with a RINGER attachment.
The crane - one of two on site - is being used to carry out a number of complex lifts that require positioning building materials inside the containment shelter: a unique shell structure measuring 257 m wide by 110 m tall that will cover the existing object shelter.
The object shelter is what currently surrounds the remnants of reactor number four - the site of the infamous disaster in 1986.
Made from a huge steel frame and a stainless steel roof weighing more than 29,000 tonnes, the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure will prevent the release of radioactive material from the present shelter, and will ultimately will allow work to begin on the deconstruction of unit four of the Chernobyl plant.
HLPFI reported in August 2015 (http://www.heavyliftpfi.com/news/chernobyl-s-arch-becomes-whole.html) that Mammoet had successfully connected the two halves of the NSC structure at the Ukraine plant using a specially designed skidding system.
Ground preparation on the NSC project began in 2011 and is scheduled for complete in 2017.
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www.mammoet.cThe Manitowoc crawler is fitted with 21.3 m of luffing jib on top of its 61 m main boom. Offering a 272-tonne capacity as standard, the capacity of the Manitowoc 2250 can be increased to 450 tonnes with a MAX-ER attachment or 1,300 tonnes with a RINGER attachment.The crane - one of two on site - is being used to carry out a number of complex lifts that require positioning building materials inside the containment shelter: a unique shell structure measuring 257 m wide by 110 m tall that will cover the existing object shelter.
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