During the meeting of the Assembly of Contributors of the Nuclear Safety Account held in Kyiv on April 25, 2016, an agreement was reached regarding attraction of financial resources for settlement of a shortage amounting to €105 million for construction of the Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility. Hennadii Zubko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Public Utilities of Ukraine, declared this during the joint press-conference giving the comments about results of the Assembly meeting.

He noted that Ukraine meets the commitments being responsible to the world community. “It was decided to pay €3.58 million which Ukraine had to pay as early as in 2011. It was also agreed about additional contribution of Ukraine amounting to €1.4 million. This is our important message to the world community regarding readiness of Ukraine to solve Chernobyl problem”, Hennadii Zubko noted.

According to him, notwithstanding all difficulties, Ukraine meets the commitments relating to construction of key Chernobyl facilities. “It is important for us that world public would give our State an ability to complete strategic projects not losing momentum”, he said.

He expressed gratitude to the international partners of Ukraine who did not leave our State face to face with ChNPP problem. “I do consider that international project on completion of the Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility is successful. This important experience proved the efficiency of international efforts in solving such global tragedies as ChNPP disaster”, Hennadii Zubko emphasized.

He also noticed a necessity to optimize a model of future development of the Exclusion Zone together with donor-countries and other international partners. “We have to look forward together. We must change a tragic 30-year Chernobyl paradigm. A positive perception of this global event is increasing gradually. The basis for this new perception is a development of the Exclusion Zone, scientific innovations, investment attraction, and development of capacities to generate alternative energy. We already see the desire of investors to invest funds into development of trends being strategic for the Exclusion Zone development”, Hennadii Zubko pointed out.

PRESS-SERVICE OF THE VICE PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE