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Vinci, Bouygues Evacuate Chernobyl Crew After Roof Collapse

French construction companies Vinci SA (DG.FR) and Bouygues SA (EN.FR) evacuated 80 workers from the site of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant as a precaution after a section of roof collapsed under the weight of snow.The two companies are building a confinement shelter to isolate the reactor, which is still highly radioactive nearly three decades after it exploded in April 1986, causing the worst nuclear accident in history.There were no injuries or increase in radiation levels at the construction site, 150 meters from the building whose roof collapsed, Bouygues said in an e-mailed statement. That building houses turbines.The workers were tested for exposure to radiation, Bouygues said. "The company is also measuring contamination on surfaces and so far these are within allowed limits."The Ukrainian utility in charge of the plant is checking the rest of the structure to see if it is sound before authorizing work to resume.Bouygues and Vinci are building a thicker and more secure con...

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