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A French architect is the owner of a patent describing an innovative process for building that Shelter. This is based on the manipulation of light pre-fabricated cubic modules made of Aluminium alloy structures recovered with metallic cloth. This building process has many advantages compared to those based upon concrete and/or steel structures.
The process is based upon the erection, block by block, of a kind of huge ³shoe-box² (100m x 250m x 90m). Helicopters capable of carrying such weights (the Ukrainians have such machines) will be used. The constructed shelter will then be jacked, on its rails, into position over the damaged reactor and then, you just have to close the door...
This concept is illustrated in the 2 diagrams showing respectively the helicopter carrying modules and two possible configurations of the "shoe-box".
Due to the intrinsic nature of the risks all the tasks, except the lifting by helicopter, should be robotised. The principle of robotised construction is well accepted by the Ukrainians and maybe by the EBRD experts as well. In particular, there will remain tasks related to binding of the modules; to air-tightness; to fire protection, etc, which will demand some innovative indoor and outdoor robots.
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