Creation of a repository of archival documents on overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the Oryol region (1986–1998)

The article presents the results of the research of the archival funds of the Oryol region related to the elimination of the consequences of the disaster (LPA) at the Chernobyl NPP (ChNPP) in the radioactively contaminated areas (RZT), in order to create an electronic archives – a repository of the documents on overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the Oryol region and on the social protection of the affected population. It studies the documents of the executive authorities stored in the funds of the State Archives of the Oryol region related to the LPA at the Chernobyl NPP in the Oryol region. The authors analyze the most important documents from Funds R-1591 “Office of the Governor and the Government of the Oryol region” and R-4010 “Committee for the elimination of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster of the Administration of the Oryol region of the EMERCOM of Russia”, related to the measures on overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster at the RZT of the Oryol region. On the basis of the selected documents, a repository of archival documents of Funds R-1591 and R-4010, relevant to the LPA at the Chernobyl NPP in the Oryol region (for the period of 1986–1998), was created. The repository contains the following data: on the construction of houses for the IDP (internally-displaced persons) families and on the provision of housing for the participants of the LPA at the Chernobyl NPP; on the conducting of incoming radiation dosimetry of the products arriving and sent outside the region; on the social protection of the citizens exposed to radiation as a result of the Chernobyl disaster; on the organization of recreation for the children living in the RZT; on the work on the rehabilitation of the RZT and the improvement of medical care for citizens. The documents and files found in the State Archives of the Oryol region enable both researchers and the citizens affected by radioactive contamination to obtain the necessary information on overcoming the consequences of the radiation disaster in the Oryol region and on the measures taken for the social and radiation rehabilitation of the citizens living in the RZT. The results of the research can be used to assess the effectiveness of the measures used in the rehabilitation of the territories contaminated with radionuclides. The present has a distinct heuristic aspect, since its goal is to form an electronic archive of the documents pertaining to the overcoming of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the Oryol region and for the ensuring the social protection of the affected population.

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