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containment building

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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.


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A key element of the excavation project is an 80-foot by 50-foot containment building that will be moved on rails along the path of the excavation work.
If the reactor had been enclosed in a containment building, much of that radioactivity might never have been unleashed.
This project is a comprehensive large component removal and disposition contract that includes engineering, licensing, plant modifications, heavy rigging and lifting services to safely remove the vessel from the containment building and then place it on the transport vehicle for transportation to disposal.
 
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