[Follow-up] Fourteen Donors Pledge a Combined 303 Million Euros to Restore the Chornobyl New Safe Confinement: Paris Conference on November 9 Announced the Total, Full Restoration Put at At Least 500 Million Euros, Main Works Set for Early 2028 to the End of 2030
The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant website reported that a high-level international donor conference was held in Paris, France, on November 9, 2026, to raise funds for the comprehensive restoration of the integrity and functionality of the plant's New Safe Confinement, which was damaged by a Russian drone strike on February 14, 2025. The conference was jointly organized by the governments of Ukraine and France, with the participation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Following the conference, 14 donor countries announced financial commitments totalling 303 million euros, to be paid into the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Supporters include the European Union, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Lithuania, Austria, Estonia and Canada. France, as host of the conference, announced an additional contribution of 30 million euros, bringing its total to 40 million euros together with the 10 million euros previously allocated for preliminary studies of the confinement damage.
The account will remain open to additional contributions throughout the first half of 2027.
According to preliminary estimates, the total cost of restoring the main functions of the confinement is at least 500 million euros. The final cost is not yet known, as the scope and technical solutions will be finalized following a detailed damage assessment and engineering design, with an accurate estimate expected by the end of 2027. The main restoration works are scheduled to begin in early 2028 and to be completed by the end of 2030.
Source: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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