MOE: the radiation level in the Bryansk region after the fire at the Chernobyl NPP in the norm
Radiation situation in the Bryansk region after the fire within the complex forestry "Chernobyl forest" remains stable, informs on Tuesday, the regional Board of the Ministry of emergency situations of the Russian Federation.
The fire area of 32 hectares broke out on the first day of the weekend in the apartment of forestry "Chernobyl forest" in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, said first press-service gschs of Ukraine. There was a Fire of dry grass and forest litter. On Sunday, the new source of fire was found in the area of exclusion on the area of 60 hectares burned forest.
As said on the first day of the week the Deputy Director of Department of emergency response gschs of Ukraine Petro Korotinskiy, the cause of the fire could be arson.
"as of 06. 00 August eleven, the Radiation situation in the Bryansk region remains stable, exceeding the natural gamma background terrain, characteristic of areas not documented ", - is informed in the report of the Ministry of emergency situations of the Russian Federation.
in order of readiness for rapid response and minimize the consequences of possible emergencies associated with the occurrence of natural fires in radioactively contaminated territories of Ukraine and the possible threat of proliferation at the site of the Russian Federation of combustion products containing radioactive substances, organized by increased monitoring of the radiation situation.