Radiation level in Zaporizhzhya region poses no threat to people's life, health - Kyiv

KYIV. March 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The radiation level on the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region remains unchanged and poses no threat to people's life and health, the state establishment Zaporizhzhya Region's Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Health Ministry of Ukraine said.

"As of 8:00 a.m. on March 8, 2022, the gamma background was 9.8 mcR/h in Enerhodar; 12 mcR/h in Zaporizhzhya; 12-20 mcR/h in Melitopol; 12 mcR/h in Tokmak; 10-13 mcR/h in Berdiansk; 12 mcR/h in Vasylivka; 10-13 mcR/h in Andriivka, and did not exceed the natural levels characteristic of these territories," the report said.

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, one of the largest nuclear plants in Europe, is located in the Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhya region.