- Title: USSR: CLEAN-UP CONTINUES AS RESIDENTS FLEE CONTAMINATED REGION OF UKRAINE
- Date: 8th May 1986
- Summary: PRIPYAT RIVER, MAY 7 (TSS) 1. GV PAN Dock scenes and general activity. Tugs and cranes at river. (3 SHOTS) 0.15 2. SV PAN Boat being cleaned and being checked for radiation. (4 SHOTS) 0.26 CHERNOBYL, MAY 8 3. GV Street scenes and people. (2 SHOTS) 0.32 4. GV PAN & SV Crops being sprayed. Cattle in field. (2 SHOTS) 0.50 5. GV & SVs People in streets. (3 SHOTS) 0.58 6. GVs Cars being stopped and being checked for radiation. (3 SHOTS) 1.10 MOSCOW, MAY 7 (NBC) 7. GVs Train arriving and children disembarking and being greeted by relatives. (4 SHOTS) 1.31 CHERNOBYL AREA, MAY 8 (TSS) 8. SV & CU Hans Blix, director general of UN International Atomic Energy Agency and others leaving helicopter. 1.46 9. SCU Blix speaking to reporter (English SOT with Russian Translation). 3.08 TRANSCRIPT: BLIX: (SEQ 9) "Well, we have seen the site from the air, and we have seen that a little smoke coming up from the damaged part. We are also seeing a lot of activity to contain the reactor and to maintain it under control. I have also been informed by the competent persons about this work." REPORTER: "What can you say about the intensity of the work...?" BLIX: "Very heavy work in the past two weeks and been successful, and we hope they will continue to stabilise the situation." InitialsJCT/JS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 22nd May 1986 13:00
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- Location: CHERNOBYL AREA & MOSCOW, USSR
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA1KZBN9US1MBPXENLIX9M4XFER
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