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    The "Ukraine - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development” Joint Committee meeting which was held at the House of Government in videoconference mode, with participation of the Vice-Prime-Minister of Ukraine for European and Euroatlantic Integration Olha Stefanishina, EBRD’s Vice-President for Policy and Partnership Pierre Heilbronn, the Minister of Environment and Natural

    Resources of Ukraine Roman Abramovskyi, the Head of the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management Sergii Kalashnyk, and authorized representatives of government bodies, has noted good progress in the implementation of international projects at the ChNPP industrial site.

    The parties noted that significant progress in implementing international projects has been achieved due to the stable institutional environment brought about by the Ukrainian side, and close cooperation with the EBRD..

     

    Containers for separate collection of used batteries were placed by the Chornobyl NPP in its office buildings both at the Chornobyl site and in Slavutych city. When these special containers are full, all the collected batteries will be sent for disposal, and the containers reused.

    FYI: One unprocessed used battery which is decomposed in an environment is able to contaminate up to 16 cubic meters of soil with toxic substances. Those substances which are released from batteries and which contaminate soil, rivers and groundwater, include mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium, acids and alkaline compounds. Only 1% of 2,500 tones of batteries imported to Ukraine annually, go to processing.

    On 10th of June, a person with a suspicion on COVID-19 was detected among SSE ChNPP employees by results of rapid test. The additional laboratory analysis was carried out to clarify this diagnosis.

    Based on information of the Slavutych City Hospital management, a result of the analysis (polymerase chain reaction) is negative. The diagnosis of the COVID-19 respiratory disease was not confirmed.

    As of 15th of June, no cases of the COVID-19 disease have been detected among SSE ChNPP employees.  

    On 10th of June, a person with a suspicion on the coronavirus disease was detected among ChNPP staff by results of rapid test.

    To withdraw or to confirm this COVID-19 diagnosis, a follow-up sample (polymerase chain reaction) was taken and delivered to the laboratory in Chernihiv. The worker was sent to self-isolation.

    Seven contact persons were found for preventive purposes. These are workers of three ChNPP departments. They were recommended to self-isolate themselves.

    Expected date of receiving the PCR analysis – after 15th of June.

    Today at the ChNPP “Action plan for prevention of the COVID-19 spread at SSE ChNPP during the adaptive quarantine” has been put into effect. It is a supplement to the SSE ChNPP Order No. 676 dated 29.05.2020 “On introduction of the adaptive quarantine and ceasing of outage at the enterprise.”

    The special labour routine, which had been introduced at Chornobyl NPP from 19th of March, ceased to have effect on 1st of June.

    ChNPP staff has taken up the production tasks in full strength with observance of the “adaptive quarantine” conditions. It includes temperature screening of personnel on the way to work, obligatory regime of wearing a face mask, equipping the face mask and disinfection points, social distancing and other measures to prevent the COVID-19 distribution.

    Until today only the operational staff ensuring the physical, nuclear and radiation safety of the site was working at the ChNPP in normal regime.

    Based on information of the Slavutych City Hospital, as of 29th of May, no cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed in Slavutych, a satellite town of Chornobyl NPP.

    1. Honouring the memory of the Chornobyl liquidators-heroes
    2. Fire did no damage to Chornobyl NPP
    3. ChNPP considerably reduces the number of working personnel for the period of quarantine
    4. Restriction of visits due to coronavirus

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