Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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the Government of Ukraine and the Governments of G-7 and the
European Commission in December 1995. Over April 19, 1996 G-7
Nuclear Summit in Moscow, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma
entirely confirmed the decision to close Chernobyl NPP. But without
real and concrete financial assistance by the world community Ukraine
is unable to go through it alone because of the extremely difficult
economic situation. Thus, over April 1996 Moscow G-7 summit we
were pleased to hear from G7 representatives the confirmation of
December 1995 agreement under which the G-7 pledged some $2.6
billion of credit lines and $512 million in grants, though the real
needs may be higher.
The other priority activities regarding minimization of the
consequences of the Chornobyl accident are:
- protection of the population against irradiation the sources of
which are located in the zone, and radioactive protection of the
personnel working in the zone;
• bringing under control technogenic objects that contain
radioactive materials;
- carrying out landscape design activity aimed at limiting
radionuclides migration and keeping down radioactive contamination
of the environment;
- setting up radiation contamination monitoring in the zone;
- carrying out scientific research;
- preservation of historical and cultural objects;