Keyword: «radioactive contamination»

The radiation situation controlled by radiation and hygienic monitoring serves as the basis for epidemic safety and public health. The purpose of the study was to analyze the radiation situation in the Smolensk region for 2018–2020. Materials and methods. The object of the study was the collective annual effective dose of radiation to the population of the Smolensk region, the levels of radioactive contamination of environmental objects, the content of radionuclides in drinking water and soil, the presence of radiation accidents. The materials of the Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare in the Smolensk Region on the radiation situation for 2019–2021were used in the study. Results. On the territory of the Smolensk region for the study period, the zones of technogenic radioactive contamination, radiation anomalies and pollution are absent; the content of technogenic radionuclides in drinking water, surface waters, soil, the average annual effective dose of radiation to the population living in the observation zone does not exceed the normative values. Findings. During the study period the radiation situation on the territory of the Smolensk region is satisfactory.