Drone Hit Cooling Tower on Thursday at Russian Kursk Nuclear Plant, IAEA Says
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The cooling tower of a reactor at a nuclear power plant was hit by an unmanned aerial vehicle in the early hours of Thursday morning. The post Russia: Drone hits cooling tower at Kursk nuclear power plant appeared first on in.gr.
A drone hit a cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Thursday, but there was no fire, the United Nations (UN) nuclear safety watchdog said on Friday.
The reactor was in operation but no fires were reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said any attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and may jeopardize nuclear safety and security following a Ukrainian drone strike on the Kursk..
The IAEA press service said the agency had been informed of a drone attack on the cooling tower of one of the Kursk NPP’s power units early on September 17. The unit was working at the time of the attack, but its operating mode...
A drone hit the cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant, in the Russian Federation, announced the Aiea on X. (ANSA)
The reactor was in operation at the time of the incident, but its operating mode was not changed and no fire was declared, according to IAEA.
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