Radiation levels around Belarusian nuclear power plant continuously monitored
MINSK, 16 February (BelTA) – Radiation levels are continuously monitored in the area of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, representatives of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmental Monitoring of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry told BelTA.
According to the source, at the national level Belarus takes the necessary measures to observe the International Atomic Energy Agency s fundamental nuclear safety principles, which have been developed taking into account the world experience of construction and operation of nuclear power plants, at all stages in the lifecycle of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. A system to monitor radiation levels around the Belarusian nuclear power plant was designed and deployed during the Belarusian nuclear power plant design and construction stage in accordance with the International
11.01.2021
MINSK, 11 January (BelTA) – Background radiation levels in the area of the Belarusian nuclear power plant remain stable, BelTA learned from Mikhail Kovalenko, Head of the Radiation Monitoring Service of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmental Monitoring of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry, at a press conference on 11 January.
The official said: “There are ten automatic measuring stations around the Belarusian nuclear power plant. We receive data from them every ten minutes. The data includes gamma radiation levels and information about radionuclide content in the air. The situation in this area remained stable through 2020.”
Forthcoming frosty weather to have little effect on winter crops in Belarus
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MINSK, 6 January (BelTA) – The forthcoming cold weather spell presents no danger for winter crops, BelTA learned from the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmental Monitoring of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry.
According to agricultural meteorologists, conditions for winter crops remain satisfactory, no dangerous phenomena have been registered. Air temperatures are expected to drop closer to mid-January 2021, however, the cold spell presents no danger for winter crops. When air temperatures and soil temperatures fall gradually, winter crops go through another acclimation and restore their ability to resist frost. Apart from that, the snow mantle is expected to grow thicker in many parts of Belarus, the national weather service said.