US Commits $100 Million to Repair Chornobyl Nuclear Shelter Damaged by Drone
US Funding and International Response to Chornobyl Shelter Damage
Background of the Chornobyl Nuclear Accident
KYIV, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. will give $100 million towards repairs of the vast radiation containment dome at the Chornobyl plant in northern Ukraine, site of the world's worst atomic accident in 1986, after the dome was damaged by a Russian drone, Kyiv's energy minister, Denys Shmyhal, said on Wednesday.
The 1986 Reactor Explosion and Containment Efforts
One of Chornobyl's four reactors exploded in 1986 and is now enclosed by a shelter to contain the lingering radiation. A Russian drone hit that structure in February last year.
Repair Funding and International Collaboration
Estimated Costs and Conference Discussions
In a post on Telegram, Shmyhal said funding for repairs of the dome, at an estimated cost of 500 million euros ($584.95 million), was discussed with international partners at a recent conference about the plant.
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Reporting Credits
(Reporting by Max HunderEditing by David Goodman)
