With the assistance of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion zone management in the framework of international technical assistance project equipment for detection of nuclear materials and radioactive substances was transferred to the Zhytomyr border detachment. The equipment provided by the Government of Norway included dosimeters, spectrometers, protective suits, gas masks and other necessary equipment.

During a working visit of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) delegations in Ukraine, the experts continued their work on the NATO Trust Fund on Elimination of the Tsybuleve burial in the Kirovograd region. The State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management together with NSPA held a conference for potential performers of the project.

On November 29th, 2018, the grand completion of the project of international technical assistance of the European Union «Support for management of radioactive waste in the industrial complex «Vector» in Ukraine» took place. The State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management was the beneficiary of this project aimed at strengthening safety in management of all types of radioactive waste (RW).

During the 7th All-Ukrainian Conference with International Participation «Problems of Hydrology, Hydrochemistry, Hydroecology», experts from SSE «Ecocentre» presented reports on the study of radioactive contamination of water facilities in the Exclusion zone. In addition, based on the analysis of data on hydrological regime and water pollution, the experts grounded the scientific community the basic principles for creating a new concept for managing the water facilities of the exclusion zone.

Representatives of the US Forest Service and the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) presented a current state of transfer of international technical assistance to SE «Severnaya Pushcha» during a working meeting on increasing the capacity of the Exclusion Zone Fire Rescue Companies in response to a fire, and discussed the priority areas of work that are taking place, with fire prevention measures, and plans for future cooperation.

During the conference «Transforming the Shelter Object to an Environmentally Safe System: Experience, Problems and Solutions», organized by the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, the State Specialized Enterprise «Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant», the Institute for Safety Problems of Atomic Power Plants, the Ukrainian and international experts have been working on developing an optimal practical scenario for the Shelter transformation. About 100 specialists took part in the scientific and practical conference, which, based on existing research results, developed a consolidated position of international experts on how to implement scientific recommendations in a specific work scenario at the Shelter.

Experts from enterprises that belong to SAUEZM took part in the regional IAEA training course on the fundamental principles for creation of radioactive waste disposal facilities. During the course, international experts briefed the participants on the IAEA recommendations for developing a roadmap, planning and managing the exploration of sites for the creation of a geological storage for RW, involvement of stakeholders and security standards for similar facilities.

SSE «Chornobyl NPP» is approaching the completion of creation of a new interactive layout of the ChNPP industrial site, which reflects the modern look of the station. The layout will demonstrate to the visitors of the station extremely detailed facilities of the site (up to rust on metal elements of buildings), as well as will give an opportunity to see everything that is happening or is located at the station - from one and a half hour of transportation of radioactive waste (RAW) to the 4-year construction of the NSC Arch, from pedestrian routes to railroads.

Experts from the LOKMIS (Lithuania) company, within the framework of the IAEA technical cooperation project UKR9038, have conducted a weekly training course for modern methods of measuring the activity of alpha, beta and gamma radionuclides for experts of SSE «Chornobyl NPP». Particular attention was paid to the mass spectrometer Agilent 7500 ICP MS, which is used by the ChNPP water and radiochemistry measuring laboratory.

Ukrainian experts in the field of radioactive waste management (RW) and IAEA experts are developing recommendations for practical aspects of improvement of classification for radioactive waste disposal.

Ukrainian experts, together with the IAEA expert mission, are developing recommendations for improvement of the legislative terminology in the field of radioactive waste management (RW).

During a regular Ukrainian-Polish expedition to monitor the Przewalski horses' population, scientists came to the conclusion that the natural conditions of the Exclusion zone are very comfortable for this species.