UK pledges £17m for Chornobyl repairs

Britain announced £17 million to help repair Chornobyl’s protective shelter, the UK Treasury said Thursday. The funding is part of an international effort to restore the structure after damage from a Russian drone strike last year. The protective confinement covers the destroyed reactor and helps contain radioactive material. This announcement concerns repair funding and restoration work, not a new attack or a newly reported radiation release. The accompanying NASA image is an October2018 aerial file photograph.

Photograph: NASA · public domain · ISS057-E-051419, October 14,2018 aerial file; NOT current damage imagery. NASA · public domain · ISS057-E-051419, October 14,2018 aerial file; NOT current damage imagery Cropped and placed in matching bilingual branded composition; file date visible. No scene alteration.

Sources

• UK Treasury/FCDO official release, dated October 15
• Photograph: NASA · public domain · ISS057-E-051419, October 14,2018 aerial file; NOT current damage imagery; U.S. public
• Image license/usage terms: U.S. public domain NASA photograph