DISINFO: Ukraine to become nuclear waste dump
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: nahnews.org (archived)*
  • Date of publication: April 17, 2018
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 106
  • Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine
Tags:
Nuclear issues Abandoned Ukraine

DISINFO: Ukraine to become nuclear waste dump

SUMMARY

Foreign companies will soon be dumping their nuclear waste in Ukraine, the country will be turned into a nuclear burial ground of Europe and the world – the members of the Ukrainian parliament have put an end to the health of Ukrainians.

RESPONSE

Recurring disinformation about Ukraine . On April 17 proposed legislation on improving the management of radioactive waste was given its first reading in the Ukrainian parliament. During parliamentary discussions of the proposed legislation Minister Semerak reported that most of the nuclear waste that needs to be stored in Ukraine was generated after the Chornobyl accident. He also emphasized that there is no nuclear waste from other countries being brought to Ukraine and would not be in the future as it is prohibited by law. The proposed new classification has absolutely no bearing on this. According to Energoatom, the company that operates all four of Ukraine’s nuclear power stations, the disposal of nuclear waste can occur only in the country of origin. Further debunking by Stopfake.org.

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