Reactor No. 4

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Reactor No. 4 was the RBMK nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant whose catastrophic explosion in 1986 caused one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

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Reactor No. 4 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf RBMK-1000 nuclear reactor ⓘ
graphite-moderated nuclear reactor ⓘ
power reactor ⓘ
water-cooled nuclear reactor ⓘ
accidentDate 1986-04-26 ⓘ
accidentLocalTime 01:23 ⓘ
accidentSequence uncontrolled power increase during safety test ⓘ
accidentType core meltdown ⓘ
power excursion ⓘ
steam explosion ⓘ
buildingStatusAfterAccident severely damaged ⓘ
commercialOperationStartDate 1984 ⓘ
commissioningDate 1983-12-20 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1979 ⓘ
containmentStructure no full Western-style containment building ⓘ
controlRodMaterial boron carbide with graphite tips ⓘ
coolant light water ⓘ
coolantSystem boiling light-water channels ⓘ
coreStatusAfterAccident destroyed ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfAccident Soviet Union ⓘ
countryCurrentLocation Ukraine ⓘ
designFlaw control rod tip design problem ⓘ
positive void coefficient ⓘ
disasterName Chernobyl disaster ⓘ
electricalCapacity 1000 MWe ⓘ
emergencyResponse firefighters from Pripyat and surrounding areas ⓘ
explosionCount 2 main explosions ⓘ
fireDuration about 10 days for core fire ⓘ
fireOccurred yes ⓘ
fuelType enriched uranium dioxide ⓘ
graphiteStack large graphite moderator blocks ⓘ
gridConnectionDate 1983-12-20 ⓘ
initialFatalities plant staff and first responders ⓘ
legacy catalyst for international nuclear safety reforms ⓘ
symbol of nuclear safety failures ⓘ
locatedIn Kyiv Oblast ⓘ
Pripyat ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Ukraine
longTermConsequences creation of Chernobyl Exclusion Zone ⓘ
increased thyroid cancer cases in exposed populations ⓘ
widespread radioactive contamination in Europe ⓘ
moderator graphite ⓘ
newConfinementCompletion 2016 ⓘ
newConfinementSlidingOverReactor 2016-11 ⓘ
newConfinementStructure New Safe Confinement ⓘ
operatorAtTimeOfAccident Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant staff ⓘ
partOf Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
radioactiveRelease cesium-137 ⓘ
iodine-131 ⓘ
plutonium isotopes ⓘ
strontium-90 ⓘ
radiologicalReleaseLevel INES Level 7 ⓘ
linked to: INES level 7
reactorType RBMK-1000 ⓘ
safetySystemStatusAtAccident several safety systems disabled ⓘ
safetyTestInvolved turbine rundown test ⓘ
sarcophagusCompletion 1986-11 ⓘ
sarcophagusConstructionStart 1986 ⓘ
sarcophagusName Object Shelter ⓘ
shutdownStatus permanently shut down after 1986 accident ⓘ
supervisingOrganization Soviet Ministry of Energy ⓘ
thermalCapacity 3200 MWth ⓘ

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Chernobyl disaster → reactorInvolved → Reactor No. 4 ⓘ