Chernobyl: Could it happen again?
Welcome to a discussion on Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and the role of Rosatom
In 2022, plant personnel, defence volunteers and pro-Ukrainian activists at the Chornobyl nuclear plant were intimidated, unlawfully detained and tortured during weeks of Russian occupation. The Zaporizhzhia plant is still under occupation today. International norms on nuclear safety are ignored, and the population surrounding Enerhodar face repression and violence.
What crimes have been committed at the Zaporizhzhia plant? What have the people of Enerhodar endured, and how can justice be achieved? What are the risks for nuclear disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant? And why does Rosatom, despite direct complicity in these crimes, continue to evade sanctions?
This event brings together experts, researchers, and lawyers to discuss the risks and consequences of Russia’s occupation of large nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
Sted: Kronesalen, Sentralen
Panel Discussion:
– Dmytro Koval, Co-Executive Director, Truth Hounds, Ukraine
– Erlend B. Bjørtvedt, Director, Corisk
– Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal, Deputy Secretary General, Norwegian Helsinki Committee
– Moderator: Lene Wetteland, Head of the NHC’s Documentation and Accountability Hub.
Also:
– Dmitry Gorchakov, Bellona: Online presentation on the role of Rosatom in Zaporizhzhia and the global nuclear market
– Ana Pashalishvili, senior adviser, NHC: presentation of new NHC publications on Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
Program:
17:00 Coffee and snacks
17:30 Welcome
17:35 Online presentation by Dmitry Gorchakov, Bellona: The role of Rosatom in Zaporizhzhia and the global nuclear market
17:50 Ana Pashalisvhili (NHC): Presentation of new NHC publications on Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
17:55 Panel discussion on Rosatom’s responsibility for international crimes and its role in the Russian war economy, with Dmytro Koval, Co-Executive Director, Truth Hounds, Erlend B. Bjørtvedt, Director, Corisk and Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal, Deputy Secretary General, NHC
18:30 End of seminar
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