{"id":1356553,"date":"2026-04-26T12:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1356553"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:26:16","slug":"the-u-s-state-department-emphasized-the-priority-of-nuclear-safety-at-the-chornobyl-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-anniversary-of-the-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/the-u-s-state-department-emphasized-the-priority-of-nuclear-safety-at-the-chornobyl-nuclear-power-plant-on-the-anniversary-of-the-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. State Department emphasized the priority of nuclear safety at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the anniversary of the accident"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>The United States Department of State issued a statement marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, in which it emphasized the priority of nuclear safety at the plant and worldwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>This statement was published on the State Department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n   <p>The department expressed respect to rescuers and victims from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, \u201cwho faced this tragedy face to face and continue to deal with its consequences today.\u201d<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;The United States responded to the crisis by assisting with disaster relief and containment at the site. We continue to prioritize nuclear safety at the site and around the world today,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n   <p>The State Department added that the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant prompted the United States and partners to create stronger international standards and better safety protocols at nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cNuclear energy must remain in responsible hands committed to transparency. The United States is a leader in ensuring the safety, reliability, and security of nuclear energy in the future,\u201d the State Department emphasized.<\/p>\n   <p>On the eve, the EU\u2019s top diplomat Kaja Kallas and the European Commission issued a joint statement marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, calling on Russia to stop attacks on nuclear facilities in Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>It is recalled that on the night of February 14, 2025, a Russian strike drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the shelter of the 4th power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and the damage to the sarcophagus was significant.<\/p>\n   <p>According to preliminary estimates voiced last month by French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, the cost of repair work on the arch shelter will amount to about \u20ac500 million.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/nuclear-lessons-learned-by-everyone-except-the-kremlin-the-situation-at-the-chornobyl-nuclear-power-plant-40-years-after-the-disaster\/\">Nuclear lessons learned by everyone except the Kremlin: the situation at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years after the disaster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Department of State issued a statement marking the 40th &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1216289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422,54,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1356553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-usa-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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