Ukraine will receive EUR 7 million to restore CHNPP equipment

"Canada has announced plans to transfer EUR 5 million from the fund that was recently closed in Russia. The European Commission is adding EUR 1.7 million to the EUR 5 million that was previously provided. Belgium's contribution will also be added. The meeting adopted important decisions, namely the creation of a Project Management Group for more effective implementation of grant agreements, and agreed on the direction of work on dismantling unstable structures of the "Object Shelter" facility," the Minister said about the results of the meeting of the Assembly of Contributors organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
She clarified that the contributors' funds will be used to restore the equipment of the Chornobyl NPP that was destroyed and damaged during the Russian occupation.
S. Hrynchuk reiterated that these are not the first contributions to the account. Ukraine has already received more than EUR 26 million from 18 contributing countries.
The Minister assured that the work on the restoration of the Chornobyl Zone will continue. Thus, on June 5, the law of Ukraine on ratification of the Framework Agreement between Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the Chornobyl International Cooperation Account came into force. In addition, Ukraine has a wide range of opportunities for partnership in nuclear safety. Plans for 2025 include signing new grant agreements and implementing joint projects.
"The impact of the Russian war against Ukraine will need to be assessed on an ongoing basis, but it is clear that the capacity for stable site operations has been severely undermined, and the challenges for Ukraine to continue safe decommissioning of one of the world’s most challenging nuclear facilities will be immense, " EBRD wrote on its website.