Key facts
- A drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Thursday.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the incident on Friday.
- The reactor unit continued to operate at full capacity.
- Russia's state nuclear power corporation Rosatom reported minor damage.
- No fire broke out, and radiation levels remained within norms.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Friday that it had been informed of a drone strike on the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant the previous day. The UN nuclear watchdog stated that the reactor unit was operational at the time of the strike and continued to function normally, with no fire reported.
Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear power corporation, confirmed the incident, describing the damage as "minor" and emphasizing that the plant's no. 1 reactor was unaffected and operating at "100% capacity." The corporation also stated that radiation levels remained within normal parameters.