Fire breaks out at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; IAEA reports no impact on nuclear safety
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A fire burned in one of the cooling towers of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the evening of 11 August. The IAEA said its team on site saw heavy smoke after multiple explosions, that the plant reported a drone attack on a cooling tower, and that no impact on nuclear safety was reported; it asked for access to the tower. President Zelensky blamed Russian forces, while Russian-installed officials Vladimir Rogov and Yevgeny Balitsky blamed Ukraine. All six reactors were in cold shutdown and both sides and the IAEA reported normal radiation.
- When
- 11 August 2024
- Where
- Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine
- What
- infrastructure damage
- Attribution
- Attribution contested. Ukraine and Russian-installed officials blamed each other; the IAEA did not attribute the fire.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
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History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Fire breaks out at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; IAEA reports no impact on nuclear safety", ev-20261027-vqs0, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-vqs0/