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     The Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP NPP NASU) continues to support SSE Chornobyl NPP in conducting engineering and radiological assessments of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) following the Russian drone strike on February 14, 2025.      Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unique instruments developed at ISP NPP NASU, up-to-date data on gamma dose rates in the areas of damage to the NSC outer cladding have been obtained. This information, together with video footage documenting…

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     The study guide “Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants” was published by the Institute for Safety Problems of NPP of the NAS of Ukraine. It was prepared by the authors: A. V. Nosovskyi, V. K. Kuchynskyi, A. I. Savin, M. V. Saveliev, and L. M. Salii, under the general editorship of A. V. Nosovskyi.         The guide has been recommended for print by the Methodological Council of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as a study guide for students pursuing higher education in the specialty “Nuclear Power…

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    The article “New Phases in Brown Ceramics of Chornobyl Lava” has undergone a thorough peer-review process and has been accepted in the leading international Journal in the field of nuclear science and technology Journal of Nuclear Materials. The article was prepared by the researchers of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the NAS of Ukraine S. V. Gabielkov, I. V. Zhyganiuk, V. G. Kudlai, B. S. Savchenko, P. E. Parkhomchuk, and S. O. Chikolovets. According to the 2017–2023 impact factor calculations and the scientometric ranking of the SCImago Journal and Country Rank (Scopus), the Journal…

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  From February 8 to 16, 2025, employees of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP NPP) undertook a business trip to Riga Technical University (Latvia) and the University of Tartu (Estonia) as part of the EURIZON FELLOWSHIP European personnel exchange project, funded by the European Union. The main objectives of the trip were to exchange experience, discuss interim research results, and plan further collaboration.     During the visit, Volodymyr Ivanovych Gulik, Head of the MMNI Sector of…

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     On April 24–26, 2024, the IX International Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Recovery INUDECO 2024 will be held. The topic is “INUDECO. Nuclear Energy: Security Challenges in the Time of War”.      Detailed information about the history of the conference and registration available at http://inudeco.pro/      More information about INUDECO events https://www.facebook.com/nucleardecommissioning https://inudeco.pro/ INUDECO Organizing committee

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     Ukraine is approaching the anniversary of both the full-scale war and the occupation by russia of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – an unprecedented act of nuclear terrorism in the world. The world has never faced such an extraordinary situation of illegal appropriation of a nuclear power plant, committed by the russian state atomic energy corporation, «rosatom», in independent Ukraine.      Scientists from around the world have come together to discuss the wartime challenges facing nuclear facilities in Ukraine and to develop…

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    On November 23, the Institute for Safety Problems of NPP of the NAS of Ukraine hosted well-known journalists from NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). NHK is Japan’s largest national broadcaster, which is known for its active coverage of events taking place in Ukraine for the Japanese audience.     Director of the Institute, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Anatolii Nosovskyi highlighted the current state of the Institute’s functioning in Chornobyl, and also shared information on the damages caused by the russian occupation in March…

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     On October 23, the final meeting was held as part of the Countering Nuclear Energy Disinformation Fellowship Program with the support of The Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU), during which reports on activities in the period from May to October 2023 were presented. The senior researcher of the Institute, Ph.D. in Biological Sciences Olena Pareniuk presented the report: “Database of Ukrainian experts for countering the disinformation in nuclear and radiation safety”. Activities within the project were focused on establishing effective communication between experts and mass media…

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     From November 13 to 17, the 2023 RemPlex Global Summit on Environmental Remediation, organized in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was held at the US Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.      The RemPlex Summit brought together participants from government, industry and research institutions to discuss environmental remediation challenges and collaboration on both proven and innovative solutions. The integration of international case studies and technical sessions, training seminars and site tours provides opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing related to the ongoing and complex…

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    From November 7 to 10, 2023, the XVII International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment ” was held in Kyiv, organized by the Educational and Scientific Institute “Institute of Geology” of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University with the support of the European Association of Geologists and Engineers (EAGE).      The conference is devoted to the problems of the geological environment monitoring, which includes both modern dangerous processes and the study of geological factors that can lead to environmental disasters. At the…

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