Specialists of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management and the enterprises belonging to the sphere of its management, for the second year in a row, study at the Summer Academy of Ecology on the basis of the Bavarian Land Management Department of Environmental Protection.
The management of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research for the next 3 years. The main areas of work under the new Memorandum will be research for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the management of radioactive waste and the restoration of the environment after radioactive contamination.
During the meeting of the leadership of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) and the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce for the import and export of machine-technical and electronic products from China and Chinese power companies, the priority directions of the agency's activities and opportunities for expanding cooperation with international organizations were presented.
«China has repeatedly acted as Ukraine's partner on Chornobyl issues. It is one of the donors of the Chornobyl Shelter Fund, for whose money it has built the New Safe Confinement. In addition, the agency recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Coordination of Training Course for Chinese Experts at the Exclusion Zone Enterprises with the Company of China's Nuclear Suppliers. So, we have hope for further successful development of cooperation of our states», - Vitalii Petruk, Head of SAUEZM, commented.
During the meeting, Head of SAUEZM briefed the representatives of China on the main activities of the agency, including the development of alternative energy sources in this territory. He also stressed that in the spring of 2018, the agency received a feasibility study for the solar energy project in the Exclusion Zone from the French company, which confirmed the possibility and feasibility of the creation of 1.2 GW SPP.
«We are open to active cooperation on the development of alternative energy in the Exclusion Zone with international investors, and we hope to cooperate with China in this direction as well», - Kateryna Pavlova, Head of International Cooperation and Public Relations Department, said.
Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of China noted the progressive approach of Ukraine to energy issues and expressed their desire to expand cooperation with the agency.
The event will be held on November 27-28, 2018 in Kyiv with the participation of a broad audience of scientists from Ukraine, Germany, Japan, Britain, Austria, Belgium and other countries, as well as politicians and the general public.
«Implementation of RODOS, the system of decision-making support, in the Exclusion Zone has greatly increased the level of rapid response to possible emergency situations, complemented and developed the existing system that existed in the Exclusion Zone. With the help of the system it is possible to assess the radiological risks associated with forest fires, tornadoes, flooding in the floodplain areas in the Exclusion Zone, as well as with the decommissioning of the ChNPP», – Vitalii Petruk, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, said during the press-conferences on the experience of implementation of RODOS in Ukraine – the European decision-making support system for radiation accidents.
SSE «Chornobyl Special Combine» (ChSC) is an integral part of the infrastructure of the Exclusion Zone, which ensures the operation of facilities located in this territory and provides services to employees of the Exclusion Zone enterprises.
With the assistance of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, for the first time in the Exclusion Zone, a large digital sculpture ARTEFACT will be installed, and the world stars will create musical accompaniment to it using the sounds of Chornobyl. The project is devoted to the modern problem of the information age that shook the whole world – manipulation of information, fake news and post-truth.
After a recent fire in the Exclusion Zone, experts from the SSE «Ecocentre» analyzed all information received on June 5 - 8 on the radiation situation in the Exclusion Zone. The results of the analysis show the reliability of the previously published data.
During the working meeting of SAUEZM management and the SSE «Pivnichna Pushcha» with the specialists of the US Forest Service, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) thanked colleagues for fruitful cooperation and exchange of experience, as well as presented a plan for the provision of fire safety in the Exclusion Zone.
During a working meeting with the leadership of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Vitalii Petruk, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM) presented the current status of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning and the strategy for the development of the Exclusion Zone, and discussed the possibility of exchanging experience.
Vitalii Petruk, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (SAUEZM), reported on the state of implementation of international projects at the Chornobyl NPP industrial site during a meeting of the Working Group on the application of the guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Ukraine, with the participation of experts from the IAEA, held at SNRIU. In particular, he familiarized the experts with the current state of construction of a New Safe Confinement (NSC) and the storage of spent nuclear fuel No. 2 (ISF-2).
State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Coordination of the training course for Chinese colleagues in the Exclusion Zone enterprises, in which the launch of practical exercises began.
