The Kursk NPP operates normally. This was announced by TASS with reference to the press service of Rosenergoatom.
“as of 09:00 [Moscow time], the Kursk nuclear power plant operates in the standard mode. In the work of the 3rd and 4th power units on the capacity installed by the dispatch schedule (925 MW, 490 MW). 1st and 2- The blocks [are located] in operation without generation.
Earlier, law enforcement agencies reported that a drone was shot down near the Kursk NPP.
“On the night of August 22, 2024, the Kiev regime attempted to make an act of nuclear terrorism drone -kamikaze at the nuclear power plant located in Kurchatov of the Kursk region. The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down in the immediate vicinity of the Kurchatov nuclear power plant by Russian electronic warfare means,” said he said Interlocutor of the TASS agency.
“The fallen drone -kimkadze was discovered near the storage of the spent nuclear fuel. The combat part of the drone is cumulative, is the head of the firing of the anti -tank grenade,” the source said.
In turn, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova called the “act of nuclear terrorism” an attempt to attack the Kursk NPP drone.
“Act of nuclear terrorism from the Kyiv regime requires an immediate reaction of the Magate (International Atomic Energy Agency),” said the diplomat.
On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin also announced attempts to strike at the Kursk NPP.
“The enemy tried to strike at the nuclear power plant tonight. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed, they promise to come and send specialists themselves to evaluate the situation. I hope that this will eventually be done from them,” – Putin said.