Welsh firm to help with the demolition of Chernobyl

Posted on 10 Nov 2016 by Fred Tongue
A photograph of a radioactive nuclear waste yellow barrel at a greenpaece stand with a stone wall in the background.

Pontypool-based manufacturer Flamgard Calidair has won a contract to help with the demolition of the Chernobyl site.

The contract will see the Welsh firm help with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement, and the firm is supported by the UK government through UK Export Finance, Welsh government research and development grants and Lloyds Banking Group. Flamgard will provide fire and shut off dampers to the Chernobyl site, while the remaining radioactive material is…

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