MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) located in the town of Kurchatov in Russia’s Kursk Region continues to operate normally, according to the facility’s Telegram channel.

"The Kursk NPP continues to operate normally. The plant’s power units No. 3 and and 4 are operating at a capacity based on the dispatch schedule. The power units No. 1 and 2 are operating without generating electricity," the Telegram post said.

The current radiation background remains at a level that is in line with the normal operation of power units and does not exceed natural background values.

Earlier, a missile alert was issued in the region. Governor Roman Starovoit said that the Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses had shot down an S-200 missile over the Kursk Region.