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In recent decades, mankind has made significant progress in the development of waste storage containers, but the radioactive waste generated by the destruction of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor №4 is currently being characterized. Engineers and scientists only have to solve the problem of containerization of this waste, as well as waste at the Fukushima Daiti nuclear power plant. In the next decade, work should begin on the removal of high-level radioactive waste (HLRW) from the Sarcophagus of Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but there are still no specialized containers for this type of waste. Therefore, in order to be ready for the process of containerization of waste from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it is necessary to start the process of developing the necessary high-tech containers for storage of high-level waste. The aim of this project is to develop (by mathematical and physical modeling, as well as variation calculations) the optimal configuration (model) of the container and the choice of protective material of the container for HLRW formed by the interaction of melt products of the nuclear reactor core and structural materials. The obtained results can be used in the development of a container for high-level waste generated as a result of a non-design basis accident at a nuclear power plant.