Vodka made from 'apples grown in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident' is seized by authorities
PRESS RELEASE 06 May 2021
https://www.atomikvodka.com/post/press-release-06-may-2021
First bottles of Chernobyl spirits seized by Ukrainian authorities | CTV News
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Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine government | Live Science
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The area within a 30km radius of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where radioactive materials were scattered by the accident, was set as an exclusion zone , and humans were severely restricted from entering the area. However, due to the restricted access of humans, it has become a de facto nature reserve and many wild animals are breeding . In recent years, people have been allowed to enter in some areas, and some tourists visit Chernobyl. It is said that it is increasing.
Meanwhile, research teams in the United Kingdom and Ukraine, who have been studying radiation contained in grains in the exclusion zone, have set up a project called 'Making sake using crops cultivated in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl'. gave. Jim Smith, a professor at the University of Portsmouth, who leads the team, said the project in question was due to the serious financial damage caused by the accident, although many of the exclusion zones have been restored to the point where crops can be safely grown. It is said that it was launched.
In 2018, we succeeded in making a vodka named 'Atomik' using rye made in the exclusion zone and water collected 10km south of the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Although the grain used contains strontium-90, which exceeds the Ukrainian standard, the radioactive substances contained in Atomik disappear during the distillation process, so there was no safety problem compared to ordinary vodka. is.
Vodka 'Atomik' that uses 100% grain and water in the exclusion zone due to the Chernobyl nuclear accident has appeared and is scheduled to be sold to the general public --GIGAZINE
Smith and his Ukrainian colleagues set up a company called The Chernobyl Spirit Company and worked with a Ukrainian distillery to make vodka. Rye was used as a raw material in the experimental production in 2018, but after that, vodka was made by changing the raw material to apples cultivated in the Narodyts district, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the exclusion zone. Although the Narodyts district is allowed to live by humans, it is an area where the use of land for agriculture is restricted, and it seems that economic damage is still serious.
However, 1500 bottles manufactured for shipment to the United Kingdom were confiscated by Ukrainian authorities when they left the distillery. The bottle was seized by a Kiev prosecutor based on an investigation by the Security Service of Ukraine, and authorities claim that they used a forged Ukrainian excise stamp. Smith argues that the authorities' allegations are meaningless, as the bottles are made for the UK market and are also stamped with genuine British excise stamps.
The Chernobyl Spirit Company says that 75% of the profits from selling liquor will be used to support the communities affected by Chernobyl. Dr. Gennady Laptev, who had a history of working at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as a worker immediately after the accident and founded the Chernobyl Spirit Company with Mr. Smith, said, 'This problem has been solved and the catastrophic Chernobyl has given to the community and economy. We hope that we can continue to work to support those affected. '
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