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1 Projects on environment and production of clean foods Marine Environmental Assessment of the Black Sea. IAEA 1995 $615,000 IAEA Mitigation of long- term consequences of Chernobyl Programme. Second component: ENV/UKR 04/97- "Chernobyl site- Dyke construction feasibility study". UNDP $270,000 $270,000 UNDP, USAID Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 1 of 13

2 Radiation forest certification and rehabilitation of contaminated forests. Russian Federation UNDP $93,500 $93,500 UNDP Water quality evaluation and prediction in the areas affected by the Chernobyl accident, Bryanskaya oblast. Russian Federation UNDP $228,000 $228,000 UNDP Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. Russian Federation FAO $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 2 of 13

3 Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. FAO $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. Republic of Belarus FAO $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Biolubricants from Rapeseed grown on contaminated land. Republic of Belarus $847,866 $847,866 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 3 of 13

4 Coordinated research programme on the classification of soil systems (agro- eco system) on the basis of transfer factors of radionuclides from soil to reference plants. Russian Federation 1999 $110,000 IAEA Coordinated research programme on the classification of soil systems (agro- eco system) on the basis of transfer factors of radionuclides from soil to reference plants $122,500 IAEA Migration of Radionuclides in Contaminated Soils. Republic of Belarus $63,524 $63,524 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 4 of 13

5 Rapeseed Cultivation of Soils contaminated by radionuclides. Republic of Belarus $183,933 $183,933 IAEA Reduction of radionuclides in human food and environment $590,748 $590,748 IAEA Rehabilitation of Chernobyl affected territories. Republic of Belarus 1999 $1,188,460 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 5 of 13

6 "One decade after Chernobyl: Environmental Impact Assessment", at the request of the Belarus government. Publising the report as TECDOC Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, IAEA $60,000 $60,000 IAEA, France, Denmark Assessment of soil erosion through the use of Cs- 137 and related techniques as a basis for soil conservation, sustainable agricultural production and environmental protection. Russian Federation IAEA $279,000 $279,000 IAEA Chernobyl Post- Accident Environmental Monitoring. IAEA $35,725 $35,725 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 6 of 13

7 Environmental impact of the Chernobyl NPP Unit 4. IAEA $257,219 $257,219 IAEA Establishing a Training Centre for Radio- Ecology at the International Radio- Ecology Laboratory in the Chernobyl- contaminated area and improving laboratory's experimental capacities. IAEA 2001 $121,100 USA International Chernobyl Project - to coordinate an international experts' assessment of the USSR concept of the safe living standards. Republic of Belarus IAEA $133,500 $133,500 IAEA, Japan Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 7 of 13

8 International Conference "One Decade after Chernobyl: Summing up the Consequences". Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, IAEA $100,000 $100,000 IAEA, WHO, EC Marine Environmental Assessment of the Black Sea. Russian Federation IAEA 1995 $209,200 IAEA Monitoring for Radio- Ecological Safety of Foodstuff - Affected Territories. IAEA 2001 $168,019 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 8 of 13

9 New Technology for Disposal of Radioactive Contaminated Wood. Republic of Belarus IAEA $2,888 $2,888 IAEA Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. Russian Federation IAEA $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. IAEA $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 9 of 13

10 Prussian Blue- the use of Caesium Binders to reduce Caesium- 137 contamination in animal foods. Publication of TECDOC- 745 and scientific results. Republic of Belarus IAEA $25,000 $25,000 Norway through UN Trust Fund Radiochemical, chemical and physical characterisation of radioactive particles in the environment. Russian Federation, IAEA 2000 $30,000 IAEA Radionuclide transport dynamics in freshwater resources. Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation IAEA $90,600 $90,600 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 10 of 13

11 Reducing External Exposure Doses in contaminated villages. Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, IAEA $110,423 $110,423 IAEA Regulating Radionuclide Emissions to the Environment- to improve the implementation of legislation and regulation in radioecology and harmonize them with the Basic Safety Standards (BSS). Safe (environmental) transport of radioactive materials. IAEA $49,129 $49,129 IAEA Russian Federation IAEA $5,000 $5,000 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 11 of 13

12 The application of tracer techniques in the study of processes and pollution in the Black Sea. Russian Federation, IAEA $153,760 $153,760 IAEA The use of natural materials for dose assessment. IAEA $15,000 $15,000 IAEA Validation of models for the transfer of radionuclides in Terrestrial, Urban and Aquatic Environments (VAMP). Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, IAEA $175,500 $175,500 IAEA Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 12 of 13

13 Water quality evaluation and prediction in the areas affected by the Chernobyl accident (Bryanskaya oblast). Russian Federation IAEA $29,497 $29,497 UNDP International Chernobyl Project - to coordinate an international experts' assessment of the USSR concept of the safe living standards. Russian Federation IAEA $133,500 $133,500 IAEA, Japan International Chernobyl Project - to coordinate an international experts' assessment of the USSR concept of the safe living standards. IAEA $133,500 $133,500 IAEA, Japan Grand Total $6,756,091 $4,191,812 Thursday, July 10, 2003 Page 13 of 13

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