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Liam Browne, Balfour Beatty Project Manager, has featured in Chemistry World discussing Balfour Beatty’s role in the two year operation to remove radioactive particles from the foreshore at Dalgety Bay in Fife, Scotland.

In the article, Liam highlights the scale of the operation, providing insight into the unique challenges posed by the project and how Balfour Beatty successfully restored safe and unrestricted access to Dalgety Bay for the local community for the first time in more than a decade.

Commenting on the successful completion of the complex project, Liam said: “Now cleaned, the headland has been covered in a layer of geotextile – like a tightly woven carpet – and rock armour to prevent further radioactive material being exposed by tidal erosion.”

To read the article in full click here.

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