Ukraine's environmental radioactivity monitoring system is operating normally and does not indicate exceeding normal values, and measurements taken at the national level confirm normal values of radiation levels, the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities (CNCAN) announced on Tuesday.These details come after more information appeared in the public space regarding an abnormal level of radiation at Chernobyl."Currently, all nuclear installations in Chernobyl and Ukraine are in a safe state and there is no danger to the environment or the population. At the same time, we mention that the measurements taken at national level confirm normal values of the radiation level," CNCAN informs in a press release sent on Tuesday.CNCAN, through the Emergency Operations Center, is constantly monitoring the evolution of the situation from the point of view of radiological monitoring.In Romania, the level of radiation is constantly monitored through the National Network for Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring (RNSRM), within the National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPM). "Specialists with the National Radioactivity Reference Laboratory verify the monitored data 24/7 and transmit it to the International Atomic Energy Agency, so as to ensure prompt information of national and international decision-makers, as well as the population," reads the release.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
