Project

 

“Radiation monitoring of the children in the regions of Belarus suffered from Chernobyl catastrophe and their radiation protection through the use of pectin preparations”

 

 

Republic of  Belarus  -  Institute of Radiation Safety “Belrad”

 


 

  

As a result of the catastrophe at the Chernobyl NPP 23% of the territory of Belarus was contaminated with long-lived radionuclides of 137Cs, 90Sr, 249Pu etc. 1840951 persons live on the territories contaminated with the 137Cs higher than 37 kBq/m2 in 3221 settlements of Gomel, Mogilyov, Brest, Minsk and Grodno regions, 483369 of them are children and teenagers. In Chernobyl zone there are 811 pre-school establishments for children, 911 secondary schools, 19 boarding schools, 78 vocational schools, 84 technical schools and colleges, 40 higher educational establishments.

During implementing this project  it is expected to make the whole checkup of the children on the SHR and if they have more than 15 Bq/kg  - the pectin prophylaxis.

The risk category consists of the children from   811 pre-school establishments for children, the pupils from 930 secondary schools and in technical schools and higher educational establishments from the teenagers who have lived in Chernobyl zone of Belarus before beginning to study. The children are checked up in the mobile laboratories SHR, the internal 137Cs concentration is determined. During 20-30 days the children take pectins in kindergartens, schools, educational establishments. In a month after taking pectins the second SHR-checkup of the 137Cs concentration in children’s organism takes place.

The experience of the Institute “Belrad” shows that the usage of pectins 3-4 times a year decreases the annual dose in 2-3 times.

 

Totally from 500.000 children and teenagers 375.755 persons should be checked up on the SHR.

 

  

Budget estimates

 

I. Organizing of mobile radiological laboratories with the SHR

 

5 spectrometers SHR                                                5 x 15 000 $ US = 75 000 $ US

10 radiometers “Belrad-2”                                      10 x 1 300 $ US = 13 000 $ US

10 dosimeters “Belrad-04”                                      10 x 95 $ US = 950 $ US

 

Total   88950 $US

 

7 microbuses Ford-Transit

 

   

 

II. Realization of the project

 

 811 pre-school establishments for children (5-15 Ci/km2) – 78 663 children; 19 boarding schools – 2971 children; 911 schools (15-40 Ci/km2) – 278440 children; 42  vocational schools (15-40 Ci/km2) – 96831 children.

From 65 870 pupils in 84 technical schools, colleges it is expected to check up 3 595 pupils from Chernobyl zone of Belarus (more than 1 Ci/km2).

From 115 565 students in 40 educational establishments, colleges it is expected to check up 3 595 pupils from Chernobyl zone of Belarus (more than 1 Ci/km2).

 

Total are 375755 children.

 

1.   Pectin preparations:

375 755 children x 1 can x 3 $ US = 1 127 265 $ US

 

2.   Checkup of children and giving out the pectin preparations.

2.1. SHR-checkup of children        939219 $ US

 

2.2. Travel allowance

 

Checkups a day – 65 – 70 persons

Duration of the trip – 12 days

Number of trips – 226

The following persons take part in trips: chief engineer, SHR-operator, driver – 3 persons.

Number of days in a trip 12 x 226 = 2712

Norm of travel allowance – 8 $ US a day

Hotel a day – 8 $ US a day

Total                                                              130 176 $ US

 

2.3. Transport expenses

1 hour of using the car – 3,5 $ US

1 km of run – 0,1 $ US

Auto run  during one trip – 1000 km

 

Total   85 880 $ US

 

3.   Wages of project participants 52 440 $ US

 

4.   Taxes – 15%                              7 866 $ US

 

5.   Analysis, SHR -data reduction, publications of reports about checked up doses and effectiveness of the pectin prophylaxis of the children of Chernobyl zone of Belarus.

 

Preparing, translation and publication of quarterly bulletins 150 (70 pages)

                                                                                                6 960 $ US

 

 

 

 

 

6.   Overhead charges.

 

Renting, utility, telephones, book-keeping, office, stationary for Xerox and fax          14 600 $ US

 

Total                        Pectin preparations                              1 127 265 $ US

                                      SHR-checkup                                          939 219 $ US

                                      Wages                                                       52 440 $ US

                                      Taxes                                                          7 866 $ US

                                      Travel allowance                                    130 176 $ US  

                                      Transport charges                                     85 880 $ US

                                      Analysis and publication of reports           6 960 $ US

                                      Overhead charges                                     14 600 $ US

 

Expenses on the whole project 2 453 356 $ US

 

I confirm that all calculations in the present project are made according to the present remuneration of labour of the Republic of Belarus, prices of fuel (petrol, diesel fuel), electric energy, utility, telecommunications, norms of renting.

 

Leading Institute under the Project:

Institute of Radiation Safety “Belrad”

Belarus 220002 Minsk, V. Khoruzhey , 31A

Tel. 375 – 17 – 234 – 07 – 25 , tel./fax. 234-07-25

E-mail: Erreur! Signet non défini.

 

 

Leader  

                      

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Professor V. Nesterenko

  

 

 

 

Source:  W.T.