The Director -General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Grossi, on August 27, 2024, visited the nuclear power plant in Kursk, western Russia, in the theatre of the Russia-Ukraine war.
He described the situation in the plant as “serious.”
Grossi expressed deep concern that the ongoing war may damage the reactor and cause a nuclear accident.
He reportedly saw evidence of a drone attack within the premises of the nuclear power plant.
The Kursk NPP has four reactors, but only two are operational for electricity generation.