Interview with researcher of International Radioecology Laboratory for representatives of the Japanese TV «Nippon Network Corporation»

OnJanuary 27, 2012 Deputy Director for Science of International Radioecology Laboratory, Dr. of Biology Sergey Gashchak met representatives of Japanese TV «Nippon Network Corporation» Hiroaky Ito and Kojo Adzhiska on their request.

TV representatives were interested in the results of biological studies of small rodents in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, as experiments with mice are a test-system for studing the effects of various environmental factors on the biological system. The possibility of rehabilitation of radioactive contaminated land in the Chornobyl exclusion zone was discussed, in order to apply this experience in cultivation of food crops in the affected areas after the explosion at Fukushima NPP.

The crew team expressed deep gratitude to S.Gashchak for interview in support of the Japanese people, affected by man-made accident at Fukushima.