On 30 November, a meeting of the round table was held at Chornobyl NPP, which was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Shelter commissioning.
The round table brought together over 30 scientists, engineers, and constructors, as well as operators of the New Safe Confinement and Shelter complex.
The purpose of the event was to focus attention of the Government of Ukraine and international partners on the need to consolidate efforts and financial resources on development of a follow-up plan of actions to further transform the Shelter into an environmentally safe system. Development and implementation of such a plan is a huge challenge because of uniqueness and extreme complexity of the works planned, both in terms of technical solutions and scope of financial resources needed.
“A lot has been done over these past 35 years [since the completion of Object Shelter — ed.]. However, everything that has been implemented is just a preparation to the most challenging and most important stage of Shelter transformation into an environmentally safe system — Phase 3 of the Transformation Strategy — that is, in particular, the dismantlement of unstable Shelter structures and management of fuel-containing materials”, — said ChNPP’s Acting General Director Valeriy Seyda in his address to the participants.
The outcome of the discussion was an appeal to the Government of Ukraine and international community from participants of the Round table “35th Anniversary of Object Shelter Construction”. The key message of it emphasizes that installation of the New Safe Confinement arch is not a solution to all the safety issues of the Shelter, but a milestone and a kind of a beginning of the facility’s transformation process.
Participants of the event have called on development of a clear Plan of follow-up actions on transforming the Shelter into an environmentally safe system, consolidation of Ukraine’s and global resources, and prioritizing the available funds for projects related to Object Shelter.
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