Drone strike causes minor damage at Kursk nuclear plant cooling tower
The IAEA said a drone struck the cooling tower of an operating reactor unit at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, causing no fire or operational disruption.
Kursk, Russia. The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday that it had been informed a drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia the previous day.
The UN nuclear watchdog said the reactor was operating when it was hit, continued operating normally and no fire broke out.
Plant operation unaffected
Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear power corporation, said the strike caused minor damage to the plant’s No. 1 reactor unit but did not affect operations.
“The reactor is continuing to work at 100% capacity,” Rosatom said.
Radiation levels unchanged
Rosatom said radiation levels remained unchanged and within normal limits.
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