Ukraine wants to do in the Chernobyl area biosphere reserve
The Ministry of environment of Ukraine is planning in short terms to finish the work on creating the Chornobyl biosphere reserve at the base of the exclusion zone, said Tuesday at a press conference the Minister of ecology and natural resources Andrew Mahnic.
one of the largest nuclear accident occurred on the night of 25 to 26 April 1986 at the fourth block of the Chernobyl NPP. Evacuation of people from the disaster area began on April 27 and was allegedly conducted in 3 hours. In this day of the city was taken about 45 thousand people. In the first few days After the disaster was Also evacuated the population of the nearest (10-km zone of the ChNPP. on may 2, it was decided about the transportation to a safe place of the inhabitants of the 30-km zone of NPP and the number of settlements beyond its borders.
" The main purpose of the reserve is to preserve the natural state of the typical Polesie ecosystems, increase the barrier function of the Chornobyl exclusion zone and zone of compulsory resettlement. It will also give an opportunity to stabilize the water regime and clean up contaminated territories, " he said, Monica press service of the Cabinet.
according to him, in the Chernobyl biosphere reserve is proposed to include most of the territory of the exclusion zone (about 230 thousand hectares). It is expected to divide the territory into several functional zones: a strictly protected, buffer zone and zone of anthropogenic landscapes.
This part of the biosphere reserve is not planned to integrate the territory where the industrial site of SSE " Chernobyl NPP ", complex " Vector ", sdrw " Buryakivka ", " Third stage of ChNPP ", " Podlesny " and other production facilities.
The Minister informed that the approval procedure materials on the creation of the reserve with all interested bodies of Executive power. Then correlated the draft decree of the President of Ukraine " On creation of the Chernobyl biosphere reserve " will be shown at the government for consideration.