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LAW OF UKRAINE

of February 27, 1991 No. 791a-XII

About legal regime of the territory which underwent to radioactive pollution as a result of the Chernobyl catastrophic crash

(as amended on 12-10-2023)

The Chernobyl catastrophic crash created radiation situation extremely hazardous to health of people and the surrounding environment in the considerable territory of Ukraine. Ukraine is announced by zone of environmental disaster. Elimination of effects of this catastrophic crash depends on legislative determination of legal regime of the territories, different on extent of radioactive pollution, and measures for its providing. The law regulates question of separation of the territory into the corresponding zones, the mode of their use and protection, condition of accommodation and work of the population, economic, research and other activity in these zones. The law fixes and guarantees providing the mode of use and protection of the specified territories for the purpose of reduction of action of radiation exposure by health of the person and by ecological systems.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Determination of the territories which underwent to radioactive pollution as a result of the Chernobyl catastrophic crash

The territories in which there was permanent environmental pollution radioactive materials over doavariyny level that taking into account the climatic and complex ecological characteristic of the specific territories can lead to radiation of the population over 1,0 мЗв (O,1 of rem) in year and which requires taking measures to radiation protection of the population and other special interventions directed to need of restriction of additional radiation of the population caused by the Chernobyl catastrophic crash and ensuring its normal economic activity belong to the territories which underwent to radioactive pollution as a result of the Chernobyl catastrophic crash within Ukraine.

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