December 4, 2012 the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy has signed the Agreement to amend the Grant Agreement between the Government of Ukraine, State Specialized Enterprise "Chernobyl NPP" and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The decision was approved by the Government on November 14, 2012.

The Bank will provide for Ukraine an additional grant in the amount of € 190 million to complete construction of Shelter New Safe Confinement and Spent Fuel Storage Facility at Chernobyl NPP. This contribution will be the last to collect the necessary 740 million Euros, 550 million of which was pledged as a result of the International Pledging Conference on 19 April 2011 in Kiev.

"Signing of this agreement was the result of joint efforts of the Ukrainian Government, the Bank and International Community aimed at Shelter object transformation into ecologically safe system. Its physical implementation will promote solution of the economic and social problems related to Chernobyl NPP decommissioning", - said Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy.

Press service of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine