Radiation and chemical safety training.

The most dangerous thing in a nuclear or chemical strike is not knowing what to do. That is what we teach.

We know radiation from experience, not from a textbook. In 1986 Sergii Mirnyi and his radiation reconnaissance platoon measured radiation levels in the Zone. Our guides worked there every day for years, dosimeter in hand. When the russians occupied the ChNPP and began threatening nuclear weapons, this knowledge suddenly became something the army needed.

After the trainings soldiers often come up to say thank you. Many had been frightened by the news about nuclear weapons, and it matters to them to hear the main thing: even if russia uses nuclear weapons, it is not surrender and not the end of the fight. Understanding how it all works calms people and gives them strength.

What to do in a nuclear or chemical attack

• what to do in the first minutes
• when to stay in a shelter and when to leave the affected area
• how radiation acts after a nuclear explosion and what it does to people
• chemical weapons: first steps, how to survive, what to watch for
• what to do about white phosphorus burns
• how to choose and check a gas mask, and what to do when there is none
• common mistakes people make when trying to protect themselves

Working safely on contaminated land

A separate course for deminers. The main rule of the Zone is not to dig and not to raise dust, and demining is impossible without both.

• the basics of radiation safety and dosimetry
• how to check for radioactive particles on clothing, skin, footwear and inside the body
• what to do if particles get inside the body
• whether americium-241 is something to fear
• myths and fears about the Zone

Who has already been trained

The Hospitallers, the National Guard, the Dniprovets 1 volunteer battalion, teachers and rescuers of Slavutych, explosives experts of the National Police, the counter-sabotage company of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade, the Kyiv police. And the soldiers who hold the defense in the Chornobyl Zone itself: we travel to their positions.

Terms

Free of charge for the Defense Forces. For civilian organizations - on request. In your application, tell us who you are, how many people are in the group and what exactly you need.