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.