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Beloyarskaya nuclear power plant not damaged by meteorite shower

The meteorite flew from Kazakhstan via southern districts of the Tyumen region, the Kurgan and Sverdlovsk regions

YEKATERINBURG, February 15 (Itar-Tass) – The Beloyarskaya nuclear power plant located in Russia’s Urals region, which came under a meteorite shower on Friday, has not been damaged and is operating in a regular mode, the plant’s spokeswoman, Marianna Bakanova, told Itar-Tass.

On Friday, a meteorite fall was reported from the Urals region. According to Russia’s emergencies ministry, the meteorite flew from Kazakhstan via southern districts of the Tyumen region, the Kurgan and Sverdlovsk regions and, presumable, exploded in the air.