SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SI “THE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY OF NAS OF UKRAINE” IN 1996–2021

ccording to the results of the state attestation on the eve of the 25th anniversary of foundation, the State Institution “The Institute of Environmental Geochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” is one of the leading scientific institutions in Ukraine. The Insti-tute has qualified staff and high level of research which are efficiently used for further development and integration into the European and world scientific community, taking into account the national interests. The main research areas of the Institute are the fundamental problems of the integrated development of the mineral-resource base for the nuclear-power engineering; environmental geochemistry, radiogeochemistry, radioecology; physico-chemical, technical and geological problems of radioactive and toxic waste management; civil protection, complex monitoring, and scientific and technological foundations of radiation, technogenic and environmental safety. The following scientific schools have been established and developped at the Institute: uranium ore, metallogenic, biogeochemistry, environmental geochemistry, space mineralogy, technogenic and environmental safety of potentially dangerous objects, nuclear-physical technologies and systems. The Institute trains young postgraduates and researchers who demonstrate good achievements in their work, successfully defend dissertations, receive awards and scholarships for young scientists from the President and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The results of the scientific research are practice-oriented and used by various enterprises and organizations. The article presents the main achievements of the Institute in 1996–2021.