IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AT THE ZAPORIZHZHYA NPP, THE CONSEQUENCES THREAT THE WHOLE WORLD

Millions of people, countries, lands and waters will be under a radioactive impact, according to Ivan Kovalets, head of the Department of Mathematical Environmental Modeling at the Institute of Problems of Mathematical Machines and Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

"There are emissions calculations for one of these scenarios. This scenario involves competent actions of the personnel during the accident to minimize the consequences. That is, it is not an "apocalyptic" scenario, but it is a very severe accident of the maximum category 7 on the INES scale. When the emission estimates are made, everything depends on the meteorological conditions, and we model the atmospheric distribution," he explained.

According to the scientist, the consequences, in particular, will be influenced by meteorological conditions, which change every day, and he added that the consequences of the explosion at the Zaporizhzhya NPP may be felt in the south of Ukraine, in Crimea, Romania and Bulgaria. There will also be radioactive contamination of the Black Sea.