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New spent nuclear storage facility opened at site of Chernobyl NPP
KYIV. April 26 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has attended a ceremony granting a license to operate an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (ISF-2) at the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Ukrainian presidential press service said. Today, a new storage facility for spent nuclear fuel has been put into operation [.] This is a significant step for security in the [Chernobyl] zone, security in Ukraine, security in Europe, and around the world. The step we are taking today with boundless gratitude and respect to all liquidators [disaster cleanup workers] of the Chornobyl accident, as well as with boundless faith and readiness to work for the safe, ecological future of our children, our next generations, Zelensky said at the ceremony.
At 01:23:40 on 26 April 1986, the failure of a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, caused reactor 4 to explode, releasing parts of its radioactive core. It was the worst nuclear accident the world had ever seen, with far-reaching political, economic and ecological consequences. Thirty-five years on, Chernobyl is still as well-known as it was a generation ago.
Fires broke out, causing the main release of radioactivity into the environment. Wind carried contaminated particles over Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, as well as parts of Scandinavia and wider Europe. The 50,000 inhabitants of the adjacent town of Pripyat were evacuated, never to return.
Chernobyl: The next phase At 01:23:40 on 26 April 1986, the failure of a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, caused reactor 4 to explode, releasing parts of its radioactive core. It was the worst nuclear accident the world had ever seen, with far-reaching political, economic and ecological consequences. Thirty-five years on, Chernobyl is still as well-known as it was a generation ago. Fires broke out, causing the main release of radioactivity into the environment. Wind carried contaminated particles over Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, as well as parts of Scandinavia and wider Europe. The 50,000 inhabitants of the adjacent town of Pripyat were evacuated, never to return.
EBRD reports record 2020 investment in response to Covid-19
Emergency measures to address economic impact of crisis
Building back better economies is challenge ahead The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) responded to the coronavirus pandemic with record investment of €11 billion in 2020 through 411 projects, addressing the urgent needs of the 38 economies where it invests. This represents a 10 per cent increase in annual business investment relative to 2019, when the Bank provided €10.1 billion to finance 452 projects.
EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said: “The Bank put in an impressive performance and delivered on its promise to help our countries and clients deal with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our investments were sharply higher than the year before and we also provided policy support to help the private sector through the crisis.”