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A manufacturer from Torfaen is helping to dismantle the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power station. A concrete and steel arch will cover the reactor which was destroyed in the 1986 disaster. Pontypool-based manufacturer Flamgard Calidair has developed fire and shut off dampers for the project, known as the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement. The £1.3bn (€1.5bn) building is set to be completed before Christmas 2017.
BBC 17th Oct 2017 read more »
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