Western countries are looking for specialists among the liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Brief retelling from RIA II

Western countries have stepped up radiation and nuclear protection programs.

As part of one of the projects on radiation and nuclear protection, Western countries are offering more than 220 vacancies for military veterans and specialists from post-Soviet countries who participated in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.

Interest has also intensified in the employees of existing Ukrainian nuclear power plants and former employees of the Zaporozhye NPP.

LUGANSK, October 8 – RIA Novosti. Western countries have intensified programs for radiation and nuclear protection; within the framework of one of the projects they are attracting liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, employees of Ukrainian nuclear power plants and ex-employees of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, a representative of Russian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.

“Recently, we have been receiving information that Western countries are developing programs on radiation and nuclear protection. We became aware of one of the large-scale projects where more than 220 vacancies are offered. Mainly military veterans who were associated with radiological nuclear work and protection are attracted there; invitations for this work were also sent to specialists from the countries of the post-Soviet space, especially those countries that participated in the liquidation of the consequences at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, for example Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia and Ukraine,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

She clarified that samples of contracts were obtained directly from the territory of Ukraine, which are sent to veteran liquidators of the Chernobyl accident.

“It clearly states information about the non-disclosure of confidential information about what these vacancies will directly work with. It is also strictly stated that these must be either military personnel or experienced liquidators in the field of radiological and nuclear protection,” said a representative of the security forces.

She added that interest in the employees of operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine and the Zaporozhye NPP has also intensified.

“But the most interesting thing is that employees of nuclear power plants from the territory of Ukraine are also invited to this work, for example, Rivne NPP, Khmelnytsky NPP, South Ukrainian NPP, and former employees of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is currently under the control of the Russian Federation, are also invited,” the agency’s interlocutor explained.