MOE: the radiation situation in the Bryansk region in the norm
Radiation situation in the Bryansk region remains on the territory of norms of fire over a large area of dry grass and reeds in the Chernobyl exclusion area within Ukraine.
first of gschs of Ukraine announced a major natural fire on the area of 130 hectares in Chernobyl forest " within the exclusion zone in Kyiv region. The ignition source operates in the area of the village Kovilovo and the village Polesye in the valley of the river Uzh.
"Monitoring of the radiation situation is updated every fifteen minutes, for daily data, the level of maximum permissible concentration of harmful substances does not exceed the norm," he told Tuesday's main Department of EMERCOM in the Bryansk region.
Rescuers have informed that the Monitoring of atmospheric air in the area is conducted using stationary sensors automatic surveillance systems, and mobile posts of laboratory observations.
"according to the space monitoring of thermal spots within the Bryansk region is not registered ", - specified in the message. In the next two days in the region is expected North and North-West wind.
at the end of April in the Chernobyl exclusion area also operated a fire covering an area of approximately 400 hectares. To destroy it attracted more than 300 people and 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes and helicopters. Background radiation in Kiev and Chernobyl, according to the state service for emergency situations, after the fire remained normal.
The accident at the Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on 26 April 1986. Exploded the fourth unit of the plant. In Ukraine were contaminated with 50 thousand square kilometers in 12 areas. The total area of radioactive contamination in Belarus amounted to about 46, 5 thousand square kilometers (23% of total area). In addition, radioactive contamination damage 19 Russian regions with the total area of about 60 thousand square kilometers and a population of 2, 6 million people.