G7 to discuss repair works for Chornobyl nuclear plant, France says

General view of the New Safe Confinement structure over the old sarcophagus covering the damaged fourth reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
A general view shows the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure, that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor, and was damaged by a drone strike amid ongoing Russia's attack on Ukraine, at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations will discuss repair works worth about 500 million euros ($576.30 million) for the protective shield of Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear plant, France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday.

"The G7 must play a leading role in this fundraising, in close coordination with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)," Barrot told reporters on the sidelines of a G7 meeting taking place in France. The EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso is due to attend the second day of the G7 event on Friday.

Drone damages have prevented Chornobyl's protective shield from performing its main safety function, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said last year.

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