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25 YEARS IN RADIOLOGY Today, 3 June 2011, the Research Institute of Radiology (RIR) celebrates its 25th Anniversary The Chernobyl disaster, occurred in the result of explosion at the Chernobyl NPP in April 1986 and internationally recognized as the biggest nuclear catastrophe ever, had enormously damaged the economic sectors of the country with agricultural industry being most seriously affected by radiation. With a view to provide scientific approaches to the agricultural production problem and develop long-term measures to be applied on radionuclide-contaminated territories on June 3rd, 1986, the Belarusian branch of All-Union Research Agricultural Radiology Institute was founded in Gomel. The new institution became responsible for carrying out integrated studies to work out scientifically grounded recommendations to be applied in farm production sector within the bounds of Byelorussian SSR contaminated territory and adjacent areas of Russian Federative SSR. In 1999, the Institute was renamed as to the Republican Research Unitary Enterprise "Institute of Radiology" (best known as Research Institute of Radiology, or RIR). The RIR is a subordinate organization under the Department on Elimination of the Chernobyl Accident Consequences of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus. On this jubilee day Dr Viktor Averin, Director of RIR, sends his kind and warm congratulations to the Staff of the main headquarters of the Institute and its Branches with wishes of longstanding fruitful scientific work for the benefit of the Republic of Belarus and the whole world. THE MINISTRY FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS REPUBLICAN UNITARY ENTERPRISE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ‘INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY’ Director: Victor Averin
16, Fedyuninsky Str., Gomel, Republic of Belarus, 246000 Tel: +375 232 516820
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