Category: Frequently asked questions
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What about a BLEVE exposion in the Chornobyl NPP accident?
The problem of identifying explosive processes parameters for the Unit 4 accident taken place at the Chornobyl NPP on April 26, 1986 was considered in many publications, some of them...
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Why is the number of victims affected as a result of the Chornobyl accident different on different web sites?
While preparing the answers to the questions related to sickness and death rate resulting from the Chornobyl accident, we used the official data of the Scientific Center for Radiation Medicine...
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Are there any other zones except the 30-km zone?
During 1991–1995, in accordance with requirements of the existing legislation (the Law of Ukraine “On Status and Social Protection of Population Suffered from the Chornobyl Catastrophe” of February 28, 1991...
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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...
