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23.04.2026

Press conference "Chernobyl: from renewal to sustainable development"

On April 23, 2026, a press conference dedicated to current issues of the radiation situation in the Republic of Belarus and the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident was held at the "House of Press" Republican Unitary Enterprise.

The following participants took part in the press conference:
- Oleh Dziubailo – Head of the Radiation Monitoring Service of Belhydromet;
- representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, the Mogilev and Gomel Regional Executive Committees, and the Polesie State Radiation-Ecological Reserve.

Oleh Dziubailo presented up-to-date information on the current radiation situation in the country. He noted that the Chernobyl accident was an event of global scale, which has had a significant impact on the development of radiation safety worldwide.

In recent years, large-scale studies have been conducted:
- 100 inhabited localities and 32 facilities were surveyed;
- more than 1,000 soil samples were collected and analyzed;
- the content of the main radionuclides – cesium-137, strontium-90, and plutonium – was determined.

The radiation situation in the republic is gradually improving due to natural radioactive decay.

The current list of inhabited areas and facilities located in radioactive contamination zones is available on the website rad.org.by.

Efforts to maintain radiation safety for the population will remain relevant for many decades to come, which underscores the importance of continuous monitoring and control of the radiation situation.

The video recording of the press conference can be viewed at the link.