(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s government has increased funding by 525 million hryvnias to keep the Chornobyl nuclear power plant units and the Shelter object in a safe condition. The decision was set out in Resolution No. 990 published on the Government Portal on 6 August 2026.
The extra money brings total spending on maintaining the safety of units one, two and three of the Chornobyl plant and the existing spent nuclear fuel storage facility, known as ISF-1, to 1.04 billion hryvnias. That marks an increase of 250.5 million hryvnias. A further 99.6 million hryvnias was added for decommissioning work and the partial dismantling of certain systems and elements of the units. The overall budget for that activity now stands at 384.7 million hryvnias.
Another 175 million hryvnias was allocated for organisational and technical measures covering management, operation, maintenance and repair of systems that will continue to function, as well as for safety control. The total for those tasks has risen to 717.2 million hryvnias. Altogether, funding for measures to support the safe state of the Chornobyl units and the Shelter object has climbed from roughly 1.6 billion hryvnias to more than 2.1 billion hryvnias.
Converted at current rates, the full 2.1 billion hryvnia total equals approximately 51.1 million US dollars, 40.5 million British pounds or 47.0 million euros. The 525 million hryvnia increase represents about 12.8 million dollars, 10.1 million pounds or 11.7 million euros. The main safety maintenance budget of 1.04 billion hryvnias is roughly 25.3 million dollars, 20.1 million pounds or 23.3 million euros. The decommissioning and partial dismantling allocation of 384.7 million hryvnias is about 9.4 million dollars, 7.4 million pounds or 8.6 million euros. The operational management and repair budget of 717.2 million hryvnias equates to around 17.5 million dollars, 13.8 million pounds or 16.0 million euros.
The funding increase comes as the Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft law extending the programme to decommission the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and transform the Shelter object into an ecologically safe system through to 2036. Separately, the European Union has pledged 75 million euros to help restore the shelter at the Chornobyl site. That sum equals about 80.0 million dollars or 63.4 million pounds.