Serhiy, 45, Institute of Applied Problems of Physics and Biophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“I think Geiger counters should be used”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“I think CSFSF construction is worthwhile. Nuclear energy in Ukraine is sufficiently developed, correspondingly we have to store spent nuclear fuel somewhere. It’s best to store it in a high-tech storage facility in the Exclusion Zone rather than prefer other scenarios with its management”.

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Oleksandr, 70, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“Radiation anomalies may be detected by radiation survey. This will make possible to determine radioactivity level and radiation type. As far as I know, in Ukraine radiation survey may be conducted by the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, as well as the State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“I think that there is a need to construct this facility in Ukraine. All the same, I still have many questions, and the answers to which unfortunately I do not find in the media. Firstly, do CSFSF designers consider close groundwater occurrence? Secondly, what is the bottom of the storage facility, in what way it will be constructed? Unfortunately, safety factors of the facility mainly are not covered in the media”.

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Volodymyr, 56, Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“To detect radiation anomalies, Geiger counter may be used. Probably, there is also another, more up-to-date equipment, but I do not know about it”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“To tell the truth, I do not support the idea of CSFSF construction near Kyiv”.

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Andriy, 53, Institute for Mechanical Engineering Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“Sorry, but I’m not an expert on this issue”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“I think this project may be successful, but only if the storage facility will be constructed in accordance with the international safety standards and using up-to-date innovative technologies. Storage conditions for spent nuclear fuel should also be appropriate”.

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Yevhen, 67, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“Frankly speaking, I’m not an expert in this area, so I cannot say about the technology”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“If the project is well thought-out technologically, if it is safe from the viewpoint of science and engineering, then we should probably agree that it is worthwhile to construct a CSFSF. One way or another, the need to remove useful substances from spent fuel will remain. Taking into account the world trends and situation in Ukraine, I think this project is promising”.

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Viktor, 85, Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“We have actually a lot of technologies in our country: dosimetry is a well-developed science. In general, I can name more than thirty methods of dosimetry, but it will take a lot of time”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“Tell me if you have an alternative! I believe that today there is no alternative in Ukraine. It is necessary to construct it. Another thing is how to construct? It is necessary to construct qualitatively, the same as similar storage facilities are constructed in the United States, in Canada”.

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Natalia, 49, Lviv Polytechnic National University

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“Geiger counters are used to identify radiation anomalies. In addition, I know there is more advanced equipment. Recently I read about biosensor devices, which response to radiation background changing the color. I did not use it, so I would not tell the details”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“Personally, I am against CSFSF construction. Localization of spent fuel in one place one way or another is uncontrollable process. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to predict the consequences. After all, I would like to emphasize that this is my personal position”.

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Natalia, 38, KODA Ukrainian-American Company

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“In this topic, I am an absolute ignoramus, so I will not answer at once”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“In my opinion, this is the right decision. As they say, it is better late than never. After all, storage of spent nuclear fuel in CSFSF should undoubtedly be safe. In general, Ukraine will only benefit from implementing this project”.

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Maryna, 50, Abplanalp Holding Company

1. In your opinion, what technologies are best to detect radiation anomalies?

“We have a portable dosimeter at home. My husband bought, but we did not revealed radiation anomalies yet”.

2. What do you think about the construction of a centralized spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

“I’m not a fan of constructing this storage facility, because it is close to the capital. We all already had one Chernobyl”.

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