There's one Helen in the Zone. But this time it's not so simple…
Helen is the name given to the reactor's upper biological shield — scheme "H." Before the incident, it was a massive metal structure about 17 meters in diameter, through which fuel and control cables passed. A kind of head of the reactor, except weighing close to two thousand tons.
During the explosion, it was torn from its regular position, thrown upward, and left standing almost on its edge inside the reactor shaft. And dozens of bent pipes now hang from it; they came to be called "Helen's hair." In reality, these are the remains of the technological channels. They say some of the fuel may have stayed behind among them.
After the incident, people could only approach it remotely: drilling holes, sending in photo-probes, installing sensors. Too dangerous of a place for a stroll.
And Helen herself stands as if she still hasn't decided: whether to fall, or wait a little longer.
