Ukrainian government is looking for solutions for the restoration of damage caused by a Russian drone in the metal sarcophagus of a decommissioned nuclear station in ChernobylThe Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine said yesterday Saturday.

Svetlana Hridsuk referred to the issue in her speech near the decommissioned nuclear station, on the occasion of the inauguration of a 0.8 MW photovoltaic project, in view of two conferences scheduled for Chernobyl and other nuclear power -related issues.

Among other things, he said that the Ukrainian government is working with experts to determine the best way to restored the operation of the sarcophagus After a blow suffered on February 14th by a hostile drone.

“Unfortunately, after the attack, it lost its functionality,” she said, saying that the experts would be completed in May. The evaluation was attended, as the Minister pointed out, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), scientific institutions and companies involved in the installation of the metal arch in 2019 with the aim of covering the flesh of the sarcophagus that had been in a hurry in 1986.

“In a few weeks we will have the first results of this analysis,” he announced. “We must, of course, restore the arch so that there are no leaks under any circumstances, because preserving nuclear safety and radioactivity protection is the main concern,” said Svetlana Hidsuk.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zaharova had described the incident in Chernobyl.

The metal construction was intended to cover the worn -out carnivore of steel and concrete that had sealed the fourth reactor of the nuclear power plant after the strong explosion released by a huge radioactive cloud, which reached many European countries.

Within 30 kilometers around the nuclear station, a isolation zone was created. Abandoned apartment buildings and a deserted amusement park were reminiscent of that there was once life in the area.

Guinsuk argued that the photovoltaic project at the site is important to maintain the power supply to the decommissioned station, adding that it marks the first step in plans to promote renewable energy sources in the area. “For many years we have been saying that the exclusion zone (in Chernobyl) has to be turned into a renewal zone,” he said. “And this area, as much as no other in Ukraine, is suitable for the development of renewable energy production projects,” he said.