Category: Frequently asked questions
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What are the key design features and shortfalls of RBMK-1000 reactor?
RBMK-1000 reactor is a heterogeneous channel reactor using thermal neutrons of 1000 MWt capacity with graphite as moderator and water as heater. The concept of the channel-type power reactor with...
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Do children, who were born by the women subjected to radiation exposure as a result of the Chornobyl accident, have birth defects?
Materials of the international workshop “French and German Initiative: Results and their Implication for Man and Environment” held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on October 5–6, 2004 contain the answer to the...
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What is the role of international community in mitigating aftermath of the Chornobyl catastrophe?
The answer to the question is based on the outcomes of New-York – Kyiv international video conference that took place in Kyiv (Ukraine) on April 28, 2005. The following experts...
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What are the consequences of the Chornobyl accident?
The Chornobyl accident belongs to global catastrophes. It is connected just as with a scale of consequences so with their complex character. Territories of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were subjected to...