Drone Hits Cooling Tower at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Plant, No Fire Reported: IAEA

A drone struck a cooling tower at a nuclear power plant in Russia’s Kursk region early Thursday, according to information received by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The IAEA said Friday that the cooling tower belonged to a reactor unit that was operating when the incident occurred. Despite the strike, the reactor continued operating and no fire broke out. (Devdiscourse)

The UN nuclear watchdog did not attribute responsibility for the drone strike in its statement.

The incident comes amid continuing concern over the safety of nuclear facilities affected by military activity in the region.

The IAEA continues to monitor nuclear safety developments and has repeatedly stressed the need to protect nuclear facilities from military action.