At the Donor Assembly of the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA), which was held online, representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Ukrainian delegation informed the NSA’s donor-countries about the status of the international projects being implemented at the Chornobyl NPP site, particularly about the Interim Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facility (ISF-2) and the Liquid Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant (LRTP).

The Ukrainian delegation was led by the Minister of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Roman Abramovsky. Also this event was attended by the Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management Serhii Kalashnyk, the Chairman of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine Hryhorii Plachkov, the Acting Director General of the SSE “Chornobyl NPP” Volodymyr Pieskov, and other representatives of the government delegation.

Mr. Abramovsky stated that Ukraine is interested in the successful implementation of the ISF-2 project and completion of the “hot” tests in due time; and Ukraine is making every effort to achieve this objective. This storage facility enables to proceed with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel from the old wet storage facility ISF-1 to ISF-2, and ensure its long term and safe storage. Commencement of the ISF-2 “hot” tests is a big win towards the nuclear and radiation safety of Ukraine.

Also the donors were informed about the successful operation of the LRTP. This treatment plant was also created using the funds of the donors to the NSA administrated by the EBRD.

"Construction of the safety-related and environmental facilities at the ChNPP industrial site has become possible owing to the continuous and reliable support of the NSA’s donors, as these facilities need not only substantial financial resources, but unique engineering solutions and state-of-the-art technologies as well," – noted Mr. Kalashnyk.

Participants of the Assembly expressed their support to the continuation of international cooperation in overcoming the Chornobyl accident consequences, in particular, on development of the infrastructure for management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel generated during the Chornobyl NPP decommissioning and the Shelter transformation into an environmentally safe system.