Rosatom Launches High-Tech Project to Protect Belarus’ Environment

A pilot project on the Dnieper River uses Russian digital technologies to continuously monitor water quality, detecting pollutants in real time and even pinpointing their sources.

Rosatom Ecological Integrator, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, is working with partners in Belarus to deploy a pilot water-quality monitoring system on the Dnieper River. The project sets up continuous, real-time tracking of all key parameters that define water safety.

The system is fully autonomous, powered by solar panels and storage batteries. Equipped with a neural network, it not only alerts authorities when contaminant levels spike but can also identify the source of pollution—allowing for rapid intervention to prevent ecological damage. The installation tracks critical indicators such as pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and overall pollution levels, transmitting the data online via a wireless channel. Notably, it performs all measurements without relying on chemical reagents, instead using a suite of specialized probes for maximum accuracy.

The Russia-Belarus pilot is a vivid example of cross-border collaboration on environmental protection, underpinned by advanced IT technologies. Rosatom’s environmental division says it is ready to expand the use of these innovations more broadly and to share them with partner nations in future projects.