Month: January 2018
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What are the ways of RAW processing at the ChNPP?
During the shutdown stage, liquid radioactive waste (LRW) and, partially, solid radioactive waste (SRW) should be removed from a power unit’s systems. Currently, there is a significant quantity, more than...
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What are the key issues of environmental protection under conditions of nuclear power plants decommissioning?
(Based on feature ‘Ecological aspects of Chornobyl NPP decommissioning’ by B.Ia. Oskolkov , A.V.Nosovskii in Bulletin of ecological situation within the Exclusion Zone and Zone of the Absolute Resettlement. Issue...
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Is hunting for the game animals possible in the areas adjacent to the Chornobyl zone?
Actually, this question is urgent and appropriate today, although 20 years have already passed since the accident. According to the latest research of the DE “Ecocenter”, the major part of...
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Would it be practical and safe to construct an integrated storage facility for spent nuclear fuel within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone?
With the objective to ensure nuclear safety in the country by way of effective functioning of the NPPs operating in Ukraine and fulfill “Energy Strategy of Ukraine till 2030”, the...
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How will the problem of the cooling pond be settled?
Picture: The Chornobyl NPP Cooling Pond The hurried closure of ChNPP has left behind a number of unsettled problems, including the ones related to the plant’s cooling pond with a...
