Rules of the visit to Chernobyl

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For foreign and domestic delegations to be complied with during their visit to the exclusion zone and the zone of absolute (mandatory) resettlement.

1. Basic Principles.

The authorization to visit the exclusion zone may be provided to individuals, who have reached 18 yearsand have no medical contraindications for coming into contact with sources of ionizing radiation.

The personal radiation or dosimetry control shall be performed in the premises of Chornobylinterinform Agency - State funded Enterprise, at 'Dytyatki' dosimetry control checkpoint when leaving the exclusion zone, and also, additionally, en-route by the officer responsible for the escort of the delegation and support of the visit.

While Chernobyl tour goes all foreign and Ukrainian nationals shall be obliged to comply with the radiation safety rules and to follow strictly the approved program of the visit, as well as to move around only according to the prescribed routes.

Availability of the passport shall be required to cross the border of the exclusion zone at 'Dytyatky' police and dosimetry control checkpoint.

2. Caution! Forbidden!

During your Chernobyl tour it is totally prohibited to:

o Carry any kind of weapons;

o Drink liquors or take drugs;

o Have meal and smoke in the open air;

o Touch any structures or vegetation;

o Sit or place photo and video equipment on the ground;

o Take any items outside the zone;

o Violate the dress code (open-type shoes, shorts, trousers, skirts);

o Stay in the exclusion zone without the officer responsible for the envoy.

3. Agreement.

All instructions of the envoy officer, who is responsible for visitors' radiation and physical safety, shall be binding for visitors. Photographing and filming on the designated route shall be subject to authorization of the envoy officer. Foreign and Ukrainian nationals, who visit the exclusion zone voluntarily with any purpose, shall be aware of the fact that, while staying in the exclusion zone, they will be subject to external and internal exposure as a result of radioactive contamination of the environment (air, soil, water objects, and also buildings, transportation facilities, equipment, etc.).

Accordingly, I, participant of the delegation coming to the exclusion zone on the study tour agree that the State Department - Administration of the exclusion zone shall not be liable for possible further deterioration of my health as the result of the visit to the exclusion zone. If my private car, or photo, or video equipment get radioactively contaminated, I will lodge no claims against the State Department - Administration of the exclusion zone therefore. Agreed and accepted. Undertake to observe the above stated rules.