IAEA Reports Drone Hit Kursk Plant Cooling Tower
16 sourcesUpdated Sep 18, 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency said a drone struck a cooling tower at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power complex near the Ukrainian border, but reported no fire, no change in the operating reactor’s status and no immediate radiological consequences. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and urged maximum military restraint to reduce the risk of a nuclear accident. The reports place the incident amid continuing fighting around the Kursk region and repeated warnings about the dangers of military activity near nuclear sites. One account separately describes damage from a July drone strike at the under-construction Kursk-II facility, whose targeted unit was not operational, underscoring that the reports may concern distinct incidents at the broader Kursk nuclear complex.
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“IAEA: No fire after drone hits cooling tower of Kursk plant”It's good the plant stayed online with no radiation issues, but everyone should stay far away from these sites.
This kind of strike on a nuclear cooling system could easily lead to bigger problems if it keeps happening.
