RBMK-1000

E414458

The RBMK-1000 is a Soviet-designed graphite-moderated, water-cooled nuclear power reactor type, best known for its role in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and its significant safety design flaws.

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Label Occurrences
RBMK-1000 canonical 4
RBMK 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet technology ⓘ
graphite-moderated reactor ⓘ
nuclear reactor type ⓘ
power reactor ⓘ
water-cooled reactor ⓘ
commissionedInDecade 1970s ⓘ
controlRodDesign graphite-tipped control rods ⓘ
coolant light water ⓘ
coreDiameterApproximate about 12 meters ⓘ
coreHeightApproximate about 7 meters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designer Soviet nuclear industry ⓘ
designFeature individual pressure tubes for fuel channels ⓘ
large graphite moderator blocks ⓘ
on-load refuelling capability ⓘ
designFlaw complex and error-prone operating procedures ⓘ
inadequate containment of radioactive materials in early units ⓘ
insufficient emergency shutdown system speed in original design ⓘ
positive scram effect due to graphite-tipped control rods ⓘ
fuelEnrichmentRange about 2–3% U-235 ⓘ
graphiteMassApproximate about 1700 tonnes of graphite ⓘ
moderator graphite ⓘ
neutronSpectrum thermal ⓘ
notableAccident Chernobyl disaster ⓘ
numberOfFuelChannelsApproximate about 1661 channels ⓘ
postAccidentModification additional safety systems installation ⓘ
control rod design changes ⓘ
reduction of positive void coefficient ⓘ
primaryCircuitType boiling water in individual channels ⓘ
primaryFuel low-enriched uranium ⓘ
reactorInvolvedInAccident Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4 ⓘ
reactorPowerElectrical 1000 MWe ⓘ
reactorPowerThermal 3200 MWt ⓘ
reactorType channel-type reactor ⓘ
regulatoryOutcomeAfterChernobyl export effectively halted ⓘ
subject to extensive safety upgrades ⓘ
safetyCharacteristic lacked full containment structure in early designs ⓘ
positive void coefficient ⓘ
prone to power excursions under certain conditions ⓘ
secondaryCircuitType separate turbine steam circuit ⓘ
steamGeneration boiling of light water in pressure tubes ⓘ
usedAtPlant Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
linked to: Ignalina

Kursk Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
usedInCountry Lithuania ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ

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