Elimination of the consequences of the accident and decontamination

The actions taken for the decontamination of the equipments and compartments of the nuclear power plant after the Chernobylsk reactor accident are presented. As a result of these actions the contamination levels of the surfaces have been reduced from 106 to 2000-8000 β-part/(cm2.min) and gamma radiation levels dropped from 10-600 mR/h to 2-10 mR/h. As a result of the power plant site decontamination the overall gamma level around the first unit was reduced to 20-30 mR/h. The actions taken for the decontamination of the 30 km zone and the prospects for its return to economic activity are also presented