[Rosatomic Energy Corporation said that the cooling tower of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant was attacked and the operation was not affected] September 19th, Rosatom reported on September 18, local time, that on the 17th, a Uzbek military drone exploded when it crashed on the cooling tower of Unit 1 of the second phase of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia, causing minor damage. The unit continues to operate at 100% power, and the background radiation level is normal and has not changed. The operational safety of nuclear power plants is still guaranteed. Earlier that day, the International Atomic Energy Agency stated that it had learned that the cooling tower of Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant was attacked by a drone on the 17th. The head of the press department of the Kursk nuclear power plant later denied the statement. Uzbekistan has yet to respond. (CCTV News)