Russia in 2016-2017 at the expense of budgetary appropriations will make an additional Contribution to the Chernobyl Shelter Fund, follows from the materials published on Thursday on the Internet representation of the government of the Russian Federation. Payment will be made by 5 million euros each year. international Chernobyl Shelter Fund was established in 1997 by the group of seven in order to implement the project on construction of a new emergency shelter over the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl NPP. The Cabinet stressed that the Russian Federation is in full compliance with its international commitments on financing the construction of a new shelter. The disposal of the Russian government about the additional contribution has been prepared in order to implement international obligations of the Russian Federation and the state program " Development of nuclear power industry ". The Chernobyl Shelter Fund is managed by the European Bank for restoration and development. Chernobyl NPP is located on the right Bank of the Pripyat river, 12 kilometers from the town of Chernobyl. An accident at the plant occurred on 26 April 1986. Exploded the fourth unit of the plant. The total area of radioactive contamination in Ukraine in the end of the disaster amounted to 50 thousand square kilometers in 12 areas. In addition, radioactive contamination damage 19 Russian regions with the total area of about 60 thousand square kilometers and a population of 2, 6 million people and 46, 5 thousand square kilometers of the territory of Belarus (23% of total area).