Game of Thrones actor aims to highlight Chernobyl's need for international support

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Game of Thrones actor aims to highlight Chernobyl's need for international support

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/game-of-thrones-actor-aims-to-highlight-chernobyls-need-for-international-support

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Game of Thrones actor aims to highlight Chernobyl's need for international support

Actor and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau visited the Chernobyl site to produce a documentary highlighting ongoing security and restoration challenges. Plant officials discussed the urgent need for international financial support to repair the New Safe Confinement following wartime damage, alongside preparations to maintain reliable power supplies ahead of winter.

Danish actor and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, for a project which "aims to draw international attention to the need for support in restoring the New Safe Confinement, protecting the environment and ensuring radiation safety". ;

According to the SSE Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) report on the visit, the actor, who played Jaime Lannister in the multi-award-winning Game of Thrones television series, met with plant director Serhii Tarakanov, as well as a range of plant employees and visited the unit control rooms for units 3 and 4, the Heroes Memorial and the New Safe Confinement itself.

Read the full article at World Nuclear News:
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/game-of-thrones-actor-aims-to-highlight-chernobyls-need-for-international-support