Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine participated in the work of the Temporary Special Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which is working on issues of social protection of citizens affected by the Chernobyl disaster, as well as the use of territories contaminated by radioactive pollution. The Commission meeting took place on January 30, 2026, in the city of Korosten.
From the NAS of Ukraine, the meeting was attended by the director of the Institute of Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, academician of the NAS of Ukraine Anatoliy Nosovskyi and the head of the department of this Institute, Doctor of Technical Sciences Mykola Talerko.
During the discussion, academician Anatoliy Nosovskyi presented the scientific position regarding the current assessment of radiation risks and consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP. He emphasized that over 40 years after the disaster, a significant amount of scientific data has been accumulated, which allows rethinking some of the decisions made in the first post-accident years under the influence of the so-called "Chernobyl syndrome."
According to the scientist, the mass resettlement of the population from radioactively contaminated territories led to significant social and economic losses, while the established dose limits were often lower than the levels of natural radiation background in many regions of the world. Long-term observations, however, do not confirm a negative impact of such doses on people's health.
Academician Anatoliy Nosovskyi noted that the vast majority of residents of contaminated territories in Ukraine receive a lifetime radiation dose of less than 70 mSv – that is, lower than the average lifetime dose of the natural global background. In this context, he emphasized the advisability of revising a significant part of the restrictions related to radiation exposure and the necessity of a phased return of people to their usual places of residence, which can also help reduce the burden on the state budget.
He separately spoke about the measures that the NAS of Ukraine plans to implement to honor the participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP and to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster. This includes holding scientific conferences and round tables, preparing monographs and scientific articles, as well as an off-site meeting of the NAS of Ukraine Presidium with awarding the liquidators of the 1986-1987 accident with departmental awards.
According to information from the Institute of Safety Problems of NPPs
