Scientists note that the increase is not a threat.
A slight increase in radioactive cesium in the air was recorded in Kyiv. This was reported by the IAEA monitoring service.
“It is noted that a slight increase in the concentration of cesium in the air was found in Kiev and at two sites west of Chernobyl, but … they do not cause significant radiological problems,” the statement said.
The IAEA also reports that fires are continuing in the Chernobyl forests. Already extinguished 4 hearths. The rest of the Chernobyl fire brigade is trying to take control.
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Earlier, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his address to the Japanese Parliament warned of the radioactive danger against the background of hostilities in Ukraine. Thousands of tons of contaminated materials were buried in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. On February 24, Russian armored vehicles traveled through the area, raising radioactive dust.
Read more about the danger at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant today in Igor Maskalevich's article “Chernobyl. One step away from disaster”.
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