Radiation levels at Chernobyl increase risk: Energoatom –

The Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom warned against this on Monday Radiation levels threatened to rise around occupied Chernobyl nuclear power plant Because their radiation control system and wildfires weren’t working.

Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 in Ukraine The Russian military took control of the area around the plant, which in 1986 was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

ორAs a result, The so-called Radiation Level Monitoring System in the Exclusion Zone30 kilometers in the woods around the factory does not workThis is stated in the Energoatom statement.

“There is no data on the current state of radiation pollution around the excluded zone. Makes it impossible to respond adequately to threats”Steadily.

Particularly dangerous are seasonal fires, which occur most often in the spring and summer., at a time when the local forest fire brigade cannot function. “In the exclusion zone and beyond, including not only Ukraine but other countries, radiation levels can drop significantly,” he said.

Despite the existence of the Russian army, Ukrainian personnel continue to work at Chernobyl radioactive waste facility

Meanwhile, the National Energy Company of Ukraine reported that in southern Ukraine Two operational units of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant increase energy production After repair of some power lines to two-thirds of maximum capacity, about 1000 megawatts (MW) each.

#Ukraine The IAEA learned today that Ukrainian engineers repaired and reconnected three previously disconnected power lines to one of the nuclear power plants. † https://t.co/HBfwkwcFQY

– IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) March 19, 2022

According to Reuters

Source: La Neta Neta

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