In early June, a team from the Clean Futures Fund, an American organisation dedicated to social support for the communities of Ivankiv and Slavutych, as well as financial support for enterprises in the Exclusion zone, including the Chornobyl NPP, visited Ukraine.
One of the Foundation's projects is Dogs of Chornobyl, which aims to reduce the dogs population naturally by sterilising them, thereby creating safer conditions for Chornobyl NPP and Exclusion Zone employees. In addition to sterilisation, all dogs undergo medical examinations and vaccinations.
The last time veterinarians from the Clean Futures Fund (CFF) visited the plant site in October 2022. At that time 130 dogs, most of which live near the New Safe Confinement, passed through the hands of the veterinary team in a week.
On June 13, ChNPP industrial site was visited by Eric Schmidt, an American businessman who is also known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, and until 2020 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alphabet Holding, which owns Google. In addition, Eric Schmidt has worked with the US Department of Defense on innovation, co-authored the book “How Google Works” and is the owner of the Schmidt Family Foundation.
On June 2-3, specialists of Chornobyl NPP are taking part in the international workshop “Digital twins in lifecycle of nuclear facilities. From construction of an NPP to its operation and decommissioning.”
On May 24, as part of a working visit, representatives of the management team of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), headed by the NASU’s President Anatolii Zahorodnii, arrived to the Exclusion Zone and Chornobyl NPP.
On 27-28 April, Slavutych hosts the online International Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Recovery INUDECO 2023.