sarcophagus
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It functions as a modern high-tech replacement for an inner steel-and-concrete structure -- known as the Sarcophagus, a defensive layer built hastily after the 1986 incident.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
“From day to day, we are seeing a worsening situation” Chernobyl’s Sarcophagus The remains of the reactor that blew up at Chernobyl is another concern.
From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2022
The Sarcophagus, dating to the 6th century B.C., was discovered in 1881 in a necropolis in Cerveteri, a former Etruscan settlement near Rome.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022
The Augustus of Prima Porta and the Alexander Sarcophagus retained bold hues when they were discovered, as contemporaneous paintings of them confirm.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018
He is called Sarcophagus on account of his wealth.
From The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Shaw, Bernard
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