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    An annual meeting of the Nuclear Safety Account’s Assembly in online-conference mode was held on 7th of July, 2020. The Ukrainian delegation took part in this meeting including representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ministry of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, SSE “Chornobyl NPP” and other members of the government delegation.

    Information about work progress on the international projects having being implemented at the ChNPP industrial site, i.e. Interim Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facility (ISF-2) and New Safe Confinement (NSC), was presented at the meeting.

    Based on information of the Slavutych City Hospital’s Administration, as of 08 July 2020, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 respiratory disease among ChNPP employees.

    One employee with the confirmed case of COVID-19 (as of 23 June 2020) was discharged after recovery.

    The disease was not detected among the contact persons. The analyses of polymerase chain reaction are negative.

    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.  

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    4. Fire did no damage to Chornobyl NPP

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