Officials, and visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. role in overseeingĪnd funding the project. GAO was asked to (1) assess the progress towardĬompleting the new shelter, (2) review the cost estimates toĬomplete the project, and (3) assess the U.S. The United States is a major donor to an international project toīuild a new shelter to replace the existing one, which is badlyĭeteriorating.

A temporary shelter wasīuilt over the damaged reactor to prevent further contamination. Ukraine destroyed the reactor building and released massiveĪmounts of radioactive contamination. In 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in

Increases, and Technical Uncertainties (19-JUL-07, GAO-07-923). Nuclear Safety: Construction of the Protective Shelter for theĬhernobyl Nuclear Reactor Faces Schedule Delays, Potential Cost Nuclear Safety: Construction of the Protective Shelter for the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Faces Schedule Delays, Potential Cost Increases, and Technical Uncertainties

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