title: Overview of the cooperation between the Chernobyl Center's International Radioecology Laboratory in Slavutych, Ukraine, and U.S. research centers between 2000 and 2010.
abstract: The International Radioecology Laboratory (IRL) located in Slavutych, Ukraine, was created in 1999 under the initiative of the United States Government and the Government of Ukraine in the framework of international cooperation on evaluation and minimization of consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) accident. Since the time the IRL was founded, it has participated in a large number of projects, including the following: 1) study of radionuclide accumulation, distribution, and migration in components of various ecological systems of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ); 2) radiation dose assessments; 3) study of the effects of radiation influence on biological systems; 4) expert analysis of isotopic and quantitative composition of radioactive contaminants; 5) development of new methods and technologies intended for radioecological research; 6) evaluation of future developments and pathways for potential remediation of the ChEZ areas; 7) assistance in provision of physical protection systems for ionizing irradiation sources at Ukrainian enterprises; 8) reviews of open Russian language publications on issues associated with consequences of the ChNPP accident, radioactive waste management, radioecological monitoring, and ChNPP decommissioning; 9) conduct of training courses on problems of radioecology, radiation safety, radioecological characterization of test sites and environmental media, and research methods; 10) conduct of on-site scientific conferences and workshops on the ChEZ and radioecology problems; participation in off-site scientific conferences and meetings; and 11) preparation of scientific and popular science publications and interactions with mass media representatives. This article provides a brief overview of the major achievements resulting from this cooperation between the IRL and U.S. research centers.
authors: Chernobyl Center for Nuclear Safety, Radioactive Waste and Radioecology, International Radioecology Laboratory, Slavutych, Ukraine.
authors: Mikhail D
authors: MD
authors: Bondarkov
authors: Sergey P
authors: SP
authors: Gaschak
authors: Boris Ya
authors: BY
authors: Oskolkov
authors: Andrey M
authors: AM
authors: Maksimenko
authors: Eduardo B
authors: EB
authors: Farfán
authors: G Timothy
authors: GT
authors: Jannik
authors: Elizabeth D
authors: ED
authors: Labone
mesh_terms: D047852:Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; D004463:Ecology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D011853:Radiobiology; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D014455:Ukraine; D014481:United States; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste