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containment building [kən′tān·mənt ‚bil·diŋ] (nucleonics) A steel-reinforced concrete dome built over a nuclear reactor to trap radioactive vapors that might otherwise be released into the enviroment during a nuclear accident. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then, crews will drive pilings and build a work bridge about 15-feet over the river that will support a containment structure to catch the concrete as crews demolish the bridge this summer. In October 2006, Moore wrote in Popular Mechanics: "At the time, no one noticed Three Mile Island was a success story; the concrete containment structure prevented radiation from escaping into the environment. ``The true story of a partial meltdown of a reactor, without containment structure, in the Los Angeles area -- what should have been one of the biggest stories of the period -- was buried,'' the study concluded. |
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