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    On February 21, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the administrator of grant funds from International Chornobyl Cooperation Account, and the State Specialized Enterprise “Chornobyl NPP” signed Grant Agreement No.2 at SAUEZM office.

    Under this agreement the support will be provided for restoration of ChNPP infrastructure. As the EBRD Nuclear Safety Department Director Balthasar Lindauer said it is the start of a new stage and the Grant Agreement signing is a symbol of ChNPP safety and security programme commencement.

    On 10th February 2024, the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius visited Chornobyl NPP and the exclusion zone.

    The official delegation included representatives from the European Parliament and Commission, the European Climate Foundation, the European Institute of Peace, media outlets, and others. They were accompanied by representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources led by Ruslan Strilets and the leadership of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management.

    January 31, Chornobyl NPP and Exclusion Zone were visited by the participants of International Environmental Forum “United for Nature. Agenda for Ukraine” held in Kyiv. It has been already the second forum held under the auspices of United for Nature.  

    The delegation was led by Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets. Minister of Environment, Water and Forests of Romania Mircea Fechet, Minister of Environment of Moldova Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov, former Minister of Environment of Brazil Izabella Teixeira, the representatives of Embassy of Romania and embassy of Moldova to Ukraine, other guests were involved as participants of Forum “United for Nature. Agenda for Ukraine”

    On Thursday 25 January, Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, visited the industrial site of the Chornobyl NPP with a familiarization purpose.

    Mrs Vasylevska-Smahliuk represents the voters of the 96th constituency, located in the Kyiv region to the northwest of the capital. The constituency includes Slavutych and Ivankiv territorial communities, which are closely connected with the Chornobyl NPP and the Exclusion zone.

    The purpose of the deputy’s visit was to get acquainted with the activities of enterprises belonging to the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management, as well as to obtain information about the period of occupation of the Exclusion Zone by russian troops. The visit will serve the basis for preparation of the analytical material to promote the Exclusion Zone development and disseminate reliable information about the consequences of the occupation in the European Union countries.

    1. ChNPP personnel received certificates of appreciation from the Ministry of Environment Protection of Ukraine and SAUEZM on the occasion of the Liquidator’s Day
    2. Service life of Shelter facility unstable building structures extended for 6 years. Regulator made amendments to license
    3. Round Table: Challenges of Fuel Containing Material Management
    4. Drill Scenario: Fire and Spill of Radioactive Waste. Operational Personnel are Preparing for Interaction in Extreme Conditions

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