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Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant radioactive dumps

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The now-defunct Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant (Ukrainian: Придніпровський хімічний завод, ПХЗ; Prydniprovsky khimichnyi zavod, PHZ, also PChP) in the city of Kamianske, Ukraine, is the site of significant uranium dumping. Between 1948 and 1991, the plant processed uranium ore for the Soviet Union, and handled roughly 65% of all Soviet uranium ore at its peak. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the plant ceased operations, although it was never properly decommissioned, leaving large amounts of radioactive waste at the plant. The site of the plant contains approximately 42 million tonnes of radioactive waste, which is distributed across nine tailings sites around Kamianske and the floodplains of the Dnipro River. Although covers were installed on some of the dumps, many have since leaked radioactive compounds into the river, which is a significant hazard to the city of Dnipro and nearby cities. Studies have found that the gamma levels reach thousands of times the safety limit. However, Ukraine has attempted to fix this with four successive state programs since 2003 to bring the site to a safe condition. None of these have been found to achieve the goal due to funding issues. The state enterprise created to manage the site, DP Barrier, has had its license continuously revoked and is in a financial crisis. The European Union has attempted to provide help across three project phases since 2016 to resolve the issue.

Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant

The Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant was established by the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR in August 1947, and began producing experimental uranium in early 1949. The site of the plant was chosen due to its proximity to both Pervomayske and Zhovta Richka, which have uranium-iron ore deposits, an existing metallurgical complex nearby, and also because of the presence of a nearby nitrogen fertilizer plant for reagents. In addition to uranium processing, it also produced ion-exchange resins starting in 1965 in addition to processing apatite ores for rare-earth elements and mineral fertilisers from 1971 to 1990. There was also processing of zirconium materials from 1981 and North African phosphate feedstock for fertilizers. During the peak of the factory, there was around 7,200 employees, of which 1,000 were in positions related to uranium. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, all uranium ore processing at the plant stopped in 1991. Instead of being decommissioned, it went bankrupt and had to be restructured, and was privatised. In 2000, DP Barrier was created by the Ukrainian government to manage the most hazardous objects from the plant. DP Barrier received its processing license from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate in 2003, but it was suspended in 2011 due to violations. The license was restored in 2013, but it wasn't reissued in June 2016. Applications were continuously denied throughout 2016 due to non-compliance, and it was briefly restored with special conditions in February 2018 before being suspended yet again in August 2018. The license was finally restored in August 2019.

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