Chapter 1
The fateful test at reactor four
Chapter 2
The human shield of liquidators
Chapter 3
A city frozen in time
Chapter 4
The modern shield and memory
YOUR GOAL
Master of The human story of Chernobyl
Ch 4 · The modern shield and memory
artiteacher Local workers built this memorial featuring firefighters wrestling with hoses and a liquidator holding a concrete slab
artiteacher Rare Przewalski's horses graze near decaying Soviet buildings in the overgrown zone.
Fun Fact
Horses are back: Endangered Przewalski's horses, introduced to the Exclusion Zone in 1998, are now thriving in the wild without human interference.
Glossary
sarcophagus (noun)
A stone coffin, typically adorned with sculpture or inscriptions, used in ancient civilizations. In 2016, a massive steel arch was slid over the deteriorating 1986 concrete sarcophagus to contain radiation.
A stone coffin, typically adorned with sculpture or inscriptions, used in ancient civilizations. In 2016, a massive steel arch was slid over the deteriorating 1986 concrete sarcophagus to contain radiation.
Quiz
What major physical change was made to RBMK reactors worldwide after the 1986 disaster?
Quiz
Which animal species has seen its population surge inside the Exclusion Zone due to the lack of human activity?
Quiz
Which rare, endangered horse species was introduced to the Exclusion Zone and is now thriving?
Quiz
In what year was the massive New Safe Confinement arch slid over Chernobyl's Reactor 4?
Quiz
What is the English translation of the dedication on the famous Chernobyl firefighters' monument?
Quiz
What is the name of the international organization founded in 1989 to improve nuclear plant safety worldwide?
Quiz
What engineering feat makes the New Safe Confinement structure uniquely impressive?