Set up in 1991.
Its principal lines of research are:
- mapping areas subjected to radioactive contamination;
- studying radionuclide migration in aeration zone, subsurface water and deep aquifers;
- studying chemical composition and radionuclide content of groundwater;
- studying moisture dynamics in aeration zone;
- conducting integrated studies and comprehensive mapping of Chornobyl 30-km exclusion zone;
- studying radioactive waste management and disposal, including:
- development of the concept for the program of building a geological repository for disposal of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste;
- pre-project studies of technologies for geological disposal of radioactive waste;
- geological&hydrogeological studies on siting of geological repository for radioactive waste disposal;
- studying the barrier and auto-rehabilitation role of geological repository with respect to contaminated areas;
- assessment of the contamination risk for groundwater used for drinking water supply;
- studying and assessing exploitable groundwater resources and reserves for drinking water supply;
- mathematical modelling of hydrogeological and geological&engineering processes to optimize natural resources utilization and minimize negative impact on the environmental status of the area.
Major achievements and projects:
- monitoring of groundwater contamination within Kyiv conurbation;
- studying pathways for fast migration of substances (including contaminants) in geological environment;
- creation of the Comprehensive Atlas of Chornobyl exclusion zone;
- studying the impact of ‘Ukryttia’ (‘Shelter’) facility on the geological environment, including groundwater;
- searching for sites promising for deep isolation of radioactive waste;
- the concept of the program for the development of geological repository to dispose of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste;
- methods for groundwater protection;
- classification of natural mineral water in Ukraine;
- optimization of public water supply in Kyiv, using groundwater;
- hydrogeological models for the areas where nuclear power plants are located.
Analysis the electrical parameters of geological environment
Discussing the maps of the Chernobyl exclusion zone