Innovative Technology Neutralizes Radioactivity Around Chernobyl by 47%

Swiss company Exlterra has announced that 35 years after the Chernobyl disaster, in accordance with their promise made in April 2024, they have succeeded in significantly reducing radioactive contamination in a 2.5-acre (1 hectare) area located in the radioactive exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The company reported that one year after the installation of their NSPS (Nucleus Separation Passive System) technology, radioactive contamination in the soil has decreased by 47%, and in the air by an average of 37%.

 

The NSPS underground technology was installed in Chernobyl starting November 2019, and has significantly accelerated the decay of radioactive elements by harnessing energy present in the earth through a sustainable process. The technology uses a series of specially shaped tubes of specific length placed at certain distances from each other, enabling radionuclides to naturally deactivate much faster than the 24,000 years that would be required for self-deactivation.

 

Twelve months after installation, radioactive substances—Cs137, Sr90, and Am241—decreased by an average of 47%. The methodology and measurement process were carried out by Ukrainian experts like Sergiy Kireiev, who has been responsible for the plant's safety for decades. "These results are remarkable," says Kireiev, General Director of SSE Ecocentre in Chernobyl. "This is the first time in 35 years that any technology has succeeded in reducing the radioactivity of soil and air so significantly. This is truly encouraging for the entire area."

 

"This 12-month reduction in radioactivity will allow us to return this plot to its original radioactivity level within 5 years," explains Frank Muller, co-founder and CEO of Exlterra. "We also want to offer our solution in other problematic locations around the world, including Fukushima in Japan." The company believes that complete restoration of the area "is seriously possible within four years" without any soil removal or use of chemical substances.

 

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