Germany will allocate €50 million to restore the Chernobyl NPP containment arch, which was damaged by the Russian strike in February 2025. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy, the PromPolitInform portal reports.
Earlier, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development estimated that the cost of restoring the arch is approximately €500 million. The European Commission, the United States and Norway previously announced that they were also ready to join the restoration of the Chernobyl NPP containment arch.
Recall that the Chernobyl NPP was occupied from February 24 to March 31, 2022. On the night of February 14, 2025, a Russian strike drone with a high-explosive warhead hit a shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing a fire. The radiation level did not increase, although the damage was significant.
In December, the IAEA said that the protective arch over the destroyed fourth power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could no longer fully contain radioactive materials after the Russian drone strike in February.
