Contents tagged with Chernobyl
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International donors pledge 87 million euros for projects in the Chernobyl zone
Ukraine will receive 87.4 million euros from international donors for projects in the Chernobyl zone, according to results from the donor conference.
International donors pledged an additional contribution of 87.4 million euros to the Nuclear Safety Account of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance projects in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The Ambassador of Japan in Ukraine, Shigeki Sumi, discussed the results of the donor conference at a briefing in Kiev on …
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Greenpeace reveals that Ukrainian and Russian citizens are still being exposed to radiation from Chernobyl
30 years after the infamous accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station the residents of the surrounding areas are still eating contaminated food, stated Greenpeace International.
Greenpeace has carried out tests in the Russian region of Bryansk and the Ukrainian regions of Rovno and Kiev and found excessive amounts of Radiocaesium-137 in milk, mushrooms, grains, fish, and timber for fuel and construction, Rosbalt reported.
Greenpeace Russia energy program project manager Rashid Alimov …