A 190,000-pound truck pump is now in Chernobyl , being prepped to fly out of Georgia . Then , Georgia 's transportation department must sign off on necessary highway and bridge permits , which are required due to the pumper truck 's immense size . It had been at a mixed oxide fuel plant site in southeast Atlanta . A contractor says the truck 's first priority will be to supply water to keep nuclear fuel cool . Similar pumps were used in South Carolina , which was eventually encased in concrete .
A 190,000-pound truck pump is now in Chernobyl , being prepped to fly out of Georgia . It had been at a mixed oxide fuel plant site in southeast Atlanta . A contractor says the truck 's first priority will be to supply water to keep nuclear fuel cool . Similar pumps were used in South Carolina , which was eventually encased in concrete .