National Atomic Energy Agency

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) issued two notifications regarding the state of nuclear safety and radiological protection in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone under the Unified System for Early Exchange in Incidents (USIE).

SNRIU informs that there has been no damage to the storage facility for nuclear waste from the processing of uranium ore and the Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility (PZRV) in the Exclusion Zone. All facilities in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were seized by the troops of the Russian Federation on 24th February 2022 at 5:00 p.m. As from 25 February 2022 (10.00 a.m.), nuclear facilities and other facilities of the Special Purpose State Enterprise "Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant" (SSE PDO) are operated by the operating personnel of the ChNPP, the SNRIU informs.

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine confirmed the exceeded control levels of the gamma radiation dose rate recorded by radiation monitoring in the Exclusion Zone. The dose rate in the Exclusion Zone results in particular from the emission of gamma radiation from the Cesium-137 isotope, the main source of which is the surface layer of the soil. The presumptive cause of the indicated dose rate increase may be a partial disturbance of the topsoil due to the movement of a significant number of heavy machinery and military vehicles.

The National Atomic Energy Agency informs that the radiation situation in Poland remains normal. There is no threat to human health and life on the territory of the Republic of Poland. PAA constantly monitors the radiation situation in the country. Data from the Permanent Monitoring Station (PMS) are published on an ongoing basis on the PAA website.