Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Bulgaria on information exchange in the event of a nuclear disaster and cooperation in the sphere of nuclear and radiation safety

Угода між Кабінетом Міністрів України та Урядом Республіки Болгарія про оперативне сповіщення про ядерні аварії та співробітництво в галузі ядерної і радіаційної безпеки

In case of a nuclear disaster or accident on the territory of one of the Parties that can cause transboundary movement of radioactive waste to the territory of the other Party, the former must inform the latter thereof and grant access to information for the mitigation of the consequences of nuclear disaster or accident (art. 2). Information note on nuclear disaster must contain the following data: (a) time, place and type of disaster; (b) specification of the type of nuclear plant; (c) cause of disaster; (d) type of radioactive emission; (e) environmental monitoring data (art. 3). Each Party must carry out monitoring of ionizing radiation and measurement of the contents of radionuclides in the air, potable water, surface water and soil on its own territory (art. 4).