PLASTFOIL® serving to the world radiation safety

Rectification of consequences of a terrible accident at Chernobyl NPP is still ongoing for 32 years. Particularly, an interim spent fuel storage facility of "dry type", a plant for recycling of liquid radioactive wastes are being built and projects on the NPP equipment decommissioning are being implemented. According to the State Specialized Enterprise "Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant" (SSE ChNPP), currently 10,737 tons of equipment was decommissioned, including 207 tons buried as radioactive wastes, 9,303 tons are deactivated and removed from regulatory control, 1,164 tons undergo decontamination and removal from the regulatory control. Fire protection remains one of the main tasks among other tasks security missions in the area of Chernobyl NPP. The personnel of the plant and units of the EMERCOM are constantly carrying out emergency response drills to eliminate possible contingencies. Increased attention is paid to the operation of the fire protection system, its maintenance in constant preparedness. As a waterproofing material of the ChNPP fire tanks, the polymeric membrane PLASTFOIL® GEO is applied. The choice of material is due to its high strength, elasticity, but most importantly - a fireless installation method, which is especially important for installations with high fire danger, such as the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The reliable waterproofing membrane PLASTFOIL® is also highly resistant to aggressive environments. Therefore, PLASTFOIL® is successfully applied in facilities with an increased radiation hazard. The Chernobyl accident and its consequences are a common disaster for many countries and peoples. Now large joint efforts of specialists and companies of different countries are applied to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Source: chnpp.gov.ua