Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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LEGISLATION ON CHORNOBYL
The disaster has posed a number of issues of administrative,
social, medical and biological character.
To deal with the legal side of the problem, a special committee
was established in the Ukrainian Parliament, and a special Ministry
for Chomobyl Affairs was created within the Ukrainian Government.
These bodies adopted several dozens of laws, regulations and
instructions of unique and unprecedented character.
On February 28, 1991 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed
the "Law On The Sutus And Social Protection Of Citizens That Have
Sustained Damage As A Result Of The Chomobyl NPP Disaster"
which provided, through attracting a significant amount of financial
and material resources,
for protection both of those who participated
in the accident cleanup operations and the people resettled from the
contaminated areas.
A special 12% tax (often called "Chomobyl tax") has been
introduced to raise funds for dealing with the disaster's aftermath.
In
February 1991, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine
adopted "The Concept Of Resident Living Of The Population In The
Areas Of Ukraine With Higher Levels Of Radioactive Contamination
Caused By The Chomobyl NPP Disaster",
passed the laws of Ukraine
"On The Legal Status Of Territory Contaminated As A Result Of The
Chornobyl NPP Disaster" and "On The Status And Social
Protection
Of Citizens That Have Sustained Damage As A Result Of The