Svyrydenko showcased unique artifacts associated with the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Kyiv • UNN
Yulia Svyrydenko on the 40th anniversary of ChNPP published photos of government museum exhibits: Lyashko's notebook and a brochure about the RBMK. She emphasized the threat of totalitarian regimes to the world's energy sector.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, on the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, showcased unique artifacts related to the disaster. The head of government posted photos of them on her official Telegram channel, UNN reports.
Details
All items are exhibits from the Museum of the History of Governments of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers.
Among them is the working notebook of Oleksandr Liashko, who headed the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR at the time of the disaster. It records the steps and decisions of the then-government in the first hours after the accident at ChNPP.
It should be understood that the Ukrainian side could only make minor decisions at that time. All truly important and urgent matters were "passed down" from the USSR capital, Moscow. That is why they delayed many plans and radiation level reports. They also hesitated with approving the evacuation — fearing panic. The first official radio announcement was made 36 hours after the accident.
Svyrydenko noted: despite the significant time that has passed since the day of the disaster, it has not remained in the past.
This is a constant reminder of the real threat posed by totalitarian regimes to the world's energy security
Recall
April 26 is the date that divided the history of the Ukrainian people and the entire world into "before" and "after". The Chornobyl tragedy became the most severe test for civilian nuclear power engineering, leaving a deep imprint on ecology, medicine, and public consciousness.
The explosion at ChNPP contaminated 200,000 km² with cesium and strontium, and 115,000 people were evacuated.