The Ministry of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine proposes to the President Petro Poroshenko to reduce the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, limiting its radius of 10 kilometers, said the Minister of ecology and natural resources Igor Shevchenko.




It is also proposed to take the remaining two-thirds of the area under biosphere reserve, reports " news Agency ". Remember, April 29, in the area of alienation broke out a forest fire on the area of about 320 hectares, to his destruction have attracted more than 300 people and 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes and helicopters. May 2, Ukrainian rescuers reported about a fire in the area of alienation under the Chernobyl repaid. In the main versions of the origin of the strongest for the last 23 years of a forest fire in the area near exclusion of the Chernobyl NPP of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine considers arson. The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986. Exploded the fourth unit of the plant. The total area of radioactive contamination in Ukraine in the end of the disaster amounted to 50 thousand Square kilometers in 12 areas. 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 and 46, 5 thousand Square kilometers of the territory of Belarus (23% of total area).

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