The IAEA commented on reports of a drone attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is aware of a drone attack in the area of ​​the Kursk nuclear power plant. About this with reference to the statement of the organization reported TASS.

“The IAEA is aware of reports from the Russian side that three unmanned aerial vehicles were discovered in the area of ​​the Kursk nuclear power plant in the south of the Russian Federation, one of which exploded, causing minor damage to the façade of the building where spent nuclear fuel is stored,” the statement said. .

The radiation level at the facility does not exceed established standards, the agency noted. There were also no reports of casualties.

Previously, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova statedthat on October 26, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk nuclear power plant with three drones, as a result of which “the walls of the nuclear waste warehouse were damaged.” Two more drones fell on the station’s administrative building complex.

Representative of the state corporation “Rosatom» told Vedomosti reports that a Ukrainian drone ended up in the spent nuclear fuel storage facility (ISF) at the Kursk NPP. According to the spokesman, the attack on the spent nuclear fuel storage facility and its consequences are not classified on the IAEA’s International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). Spent fuel remains highly radioactive for several years.