[26], Workers have a daily and annual radiation exposure limit. The New Safe Confinement (NSC) project is called to replace the original Soviet confinement constructed by November 1986, half-a-year after an ill-fated experiment at Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, ended up with a thermal explosion of the active zone.The Chernobyl explosion became the biggest nuclear catastrophe of the 20th century. Three types of carriages have been designed for the New Safe Confinement: The cranes' carriage interchangeability allows the rotation of the largest members to be demolished, reducing the overall size of the New Safe Confinement by approximately one arch bay. In the autumn of 1992, Design Group Partnership (DGP) of Manchester was invited to assist the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) for the UK's submission for the international competition organized by the Ukrainian government. Installation of critical systems is progressing within the New Safe Confinement (NSC) covering the damaged unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. [11], In 1992, Ukraine's government held an international competition for proposals to replace the sarcophagus.[12]. Further upgrades to the area in preparation for New Safe Confinement construction were completed in 2010. [26] The annual limit (20 millisieverts) may be reached by spending 12 minutes above the roof of the 1986 sarcophagus, or a few hours around its chimney. They agree to work together in the framework of the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account in close cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities towards the delivery of safe and cost-effective solutions for the decommissioning of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and in managing the radioactive waste in the exclusion zone. Each of the steel tubes is made of high-strength steel to reduce cost and assembly weight. Each crane can carry a variety of interchangeable carriages. They congratulate Ukraine on reaching two important milestones in the decommissioning process: the completion of the New Safe Confinement and the start of operation of the Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility. Now, according to Igor Gramotkin, Director-General of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, completion of the facility's New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure will not occur before 2013. 1 The New Safe Confinement (NSC) was designed to prevent further radiation leaks from Ukraine's stricken Chernobyl nuclear power plant. New footage from a drone flying over the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant shows the latest advances in securing the site of the 1986 accident. The steel used in the construction of the tubular members has a yield strength of no less than 2,500 kg/cm2 (250 MPa; 36,000 psi). 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