At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which occurred in 1986, major accidents, there are problems with maintenance of equipment for use with nuclear fuel, said the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine Volodymyr Shandra. Despite the significant accumulated money, there are some difficulties in overcoming the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. First and foremost, this is maintenance of systems and equipment to deal with nuclear fuel, as well as the skilled personnel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant , – quoted Minister of Press Service of Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency Situations. The largest nuclear technological disaster in the world occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the night of 25 to 26 April 1986. It was contaminated with an area of 160 thousand square kilometers. Affected northern Ukraine, western Russia and Belarus. 15 December, 2000 station was stopped, said a Russian channel News . Object Shelter , to make the Chernobyl plant in a secure facility, which intend to implement a nuclear power plant, would constitute a structure in the form of arch height of 105 meters and a length of 150 meters and a width of 260 meters. After building it will be nadvinut to the fourth block of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is after the accident, 26 Apr, 1986 was built sarcophagus. Construction of the facility Shelter Ukrainian authorities plan to begin in mid-2009. International Chernobyl Fund Shelter , which comprises 28 countries, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In project financing are participating countries G , the EU and Ukraine. EBRD May 15 this year decided to provide fund Shelter 135 million euros and 15 July at a meeting of the donor countries G had decided to provide another 60 million euros, RIA Novosti.
