Analysis

“Radioactivity inside the concrete block never stops”: Experts warn against Lukashenka's nuclear storage push

 A sign on the edge of the forest warns of radioactive contamination and prohibits picking berries and mushrooms. Chechersk, Belarus. April 4, 2016. Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images
A sign on the edge of the forest warns of radioactive contamination and prohibits picking berries and mushrooms. Chechersk, Belarus. April 4, 2016. Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Environmentalists and independent experts presented preliminary results of the review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the project “Construction of a disposal and temporary storage facility for radioactive waste” in Belarus. The main conclusion: the materials presented by officials are crude and prepared carelessly, and the project in its proposed form is dangerous and should not be implemented.