Chernobyl Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Inauguration

On April 23, 2008, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko inaugurated a nuclear waste storage and processing center located near the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. The facility's first module, constructed with aid from the European Commission, should be functional by the end of this year.

The new facility should be able to store up to 75,000 cubic meters of nuclear waste. The entire complex is due to be completed in 5-10 years, allowing storage and processing of radioactive waste from all four of Ukraine's operating nuclear power stations. There are no plans for the facility to store foreign nuclear waste.