Звернення ветеранів атомної енергетики України

• Дата: 2022
• Автор: Nuclear Employees, Ukraine’s Long-Service
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: Ukrainian
• Опубліковано: State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety 2022
• Онлайн доступ: https://nuclear-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/936
• Назва журналу: Nuclear and Radiation Safety

The twelfth day of the war continues. Of a real, full-scale war. Many of us remember World War II, though we were children at the time. Never, even in the worst nightmare, could we imagine that we would have to go through the madness of war and unprovoked attack on our country again. Once again, we are experiencing the bombing of residential areas, the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, and the deaths of many civilians, including children. However, there is another disturbing circumstance. The Russian Federation troops, upon orders of Russia’s leadership, seize nuclear power facilities and cynically declare further such actions. This is happening the first time in the world’s history. This situation can lead to unpredictable and catastrophic consequences for vast areas and millions of people. Nuclear power plant (NPP) staff are under pressure and currently undergoing severe physiological and psychological stress. We should not be reassured that no NPP incidents have occurred at the moment owing to the professionalism and responsible actions of the staff. The threat is exacerbated by the fact that none can predict further potential inappropriate actions of the Russian troops. We, long-service nuclear employees, being fully aware of the responsibility for potential consequences: strongly support the statement of the IAEA Director General in his address to the IAEA Board of Governors convened on 2 March 2022 in connection with the situation in Ukraine; appeal to the embassies of all countries, including those with nuclear energy facilities, to express their strong position to prevent further such actions in the civilized world; appeal to the nuclear community of the countries that have nuclear power facilities to take all necessary actions and measures to persuade their leadership to make all possible and real de-escalation efforts in the location area of the nuclear facilities; appeal to all reasonable and sensible nuclear workers of the Russian Federation (sincerely hope that there are such individuals and they are not blinded by the Kremlin’s propaganda) to express their position and prevent unpredictable progression of the events.