France-HKUST Innovation Hub Seminar Series - talk on “ Discovering the ‘Chernobyl’s New Sarcophagus’”
Bio of the speaker:
Laurent Boutillon is the Scientific Director of Vinci Construction Grands Projects. He is a CHEBAP (Centre des Hautes Études du Béton Armé et Précontraint) Professor and Administrator of the CHEBAB, and Professor at ENPC (École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées).
Abstract:
Building the impossible! – 30 Years after the Chernobyl disaster, VINCI (a French global player in concession and construction) has moved into position the Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement that is projected to last at least a 100 years. An engineering success and extremely complex structure built in a heavily contaminated area. This 36000 tons of structure will contain the radiation leaking from the concrete sarcophagus after the nuclear reactor failed in April 1986.
Laurent Boutillon is the Scientific Director of Vinci Construction Grands Projects. He is a CHEBAP (Centre des Hautes Études du Béton Armé et Précontraint) Professor and Administrator of the CHEBAB, and Professor at ENPC (École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées).
Abstract:
Building the impossible! – 30 Years after the Chernobyl disaster, VINCI (a French global player in concession and construction) has moved into position the Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement that is projected to last at least a 100 years. An engineering success and extremely complex structure built in a heavily contaminated area. This 36000 tons of structure will contain the radiation leaking from the concrete sarcophagus after the nuclear reactor failed in April 1986.
Event Format
Speakers / Performers:
Prof Laurent Boutillon, Scientific Director of Vinci Construction Grand Projects
Language
English
Recommended For
Faculty and staff
UG students
Alumni
Organizer
School of Engineering