Nikolai Mikhailov said: “At present government agencies concerned are preparing a roadmap on implementing the project to build a radioactive waste burial facility.” The first stage of the project is supposed to be commissioned by 2030.
A number of changes have occurred in the sphere of management of the post-Chernobyl situation. Work on Chernobyl-related problems will continue but in an updated format. Gosatomnadzor representatives came to BelTA's press center to talk about the new approaches.
Dmitry Pavlov said: “Preparatory work is in progress now. Approaches and criteria for selecting the site are being worked out. Plans are in place to select three alternative sites. After an objective evaluation of pros and cons of each of them the optimal variant will be chosen from the point of view of safety.”