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Department of hydrochemistry
Department of agrometeorological researches (before November, 2016)
Department of the atmosphere monitoring
Department of hydrological researches
Department of applied meteorology and climatology
Department of instruments design, metrology and standardization
Department of system hydrometereological researches
Department of climatic researches and weather long-range forecasts
Laboratory of climate change influence on water resources
Marine branch (Sevastopol) (before April, 2014)
Field experimental meteorological base
Boguslav field hydrometeorological base
"George Gotovchiz" motor ship


The Department of Environment Radiation Monitoring

The Department of Environment Radiation Monitoring

E-mail: glaptev@uhmi.org.ua

Head of department: Oleg Voitsehovyich

The Department of Environment Radiation Monitoring (DERM) within UHMI was established after Chernobyl accident in 1986 and was involved in performing research works directly connected with the liquidation of this massive disaster at the national and international level.

Diverse research in which DERM was involved dealt with the study of the behaviour of radioactive substances in the water bodies and soil, ecological state of the Cooling Pond of CHNPP, transformation of the physical and chemical forms of radionuclides, simulation of wash-off from natural catchment using GIS technique, phyto-rehabilitation of contaminated territories, etc.

In the late 90s DERM began active phase of cooperation with IAEA on marine radioactivity issues, which determined the lab to be one of the key partner of the IAEA in Ukraine. The laboratory was invited to participate in studies of radio-ecological status of the Black and Caspian seas by the IAEA and GEF/BSERP.

IAEA technical cooperation program helped to installation in the laboratory modern equipment including gamma-spectrometric analysis, liquid-scintillation spectrometry and diverse range of laboratory facilities.

Nowadays the key directions of the DERM activities are focused on the methods for effective aerosol, soil and water sampling programs designs, developing strategies for observational network as an element of accidental preparedness for potential releases from the Nuclear Power Plants, developing methods and networks for site specific environmental monitoring at the Uranium production legacy sites and corresponding methods for analytical measurements of the environmental samples with wide spectra of artificial and natural radionuclides.

The DERM of UHMI has an extended experience in the management and implementation of large number of national and international (EU, IAEA, TACIS, UNDP, GEF) projects that have been implemented in Ukraine, EU and also in the former Soviet Union.

The department has qualified staff who are experienced also in specific research programs implementations, studying radionuclide transfer processes and its dispersion via atmospheric pathways, migration in soils and in the aquatic systems. Staff memebers of DERM UHMI have been regularly trained under fellowship programs in the key analytical Centres of EU and USA

DERM UHMI now is one of the most qualified analytical laboratory in Ukraine, which playing significant role as a methodological centre, supporting radiation monitoring networks in the countries and, which can transfer also the gained experience to train other laboratories including fellows from other countries.

Modern tasks of laboratory are next:
  - Methodical support of observations formed environmental radiation monitoring network
  - Mastering and adapting modern methods of controlling the content of radioactive substances in the environment
  - Participation in complex monitoring programs for enterprises class NORM
  - Participation in programs of study of the geophysical processes and climate using isotope markers

LIST OF EQUIPMENT USED BY DERM UHMI

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