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Technical Chernobyl animation shows how an RBMK reactor explodes
The RBMK reactor's dangerous positive void coefficient is highlighted, showing how overheating increases reactivity.
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Leningrad units 7&8 scheduled for commissioning by 2032
Russia’s Government has approved the General Plan for the Siting of Electricity Facilities to 2042, which includes the ...
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Nuclear Watchdog Begins Inspection of Russia’s Kursk Plant
The so-called RBMK technology operating at the Kursk plant uses the same outdated Soviet design that exploded in Chernobyl. Unlike modern units, it doesn’t have the steel and concrete ...
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The second unit of the Leningrad NPP with RBMK reactor is being prepared for decommissioning
The second unit of the Leningrad NPP with the RBMK reactor is being prepared for decommissioning. The removal of nuclear fuel from the power unit has been completed. All fuel assemblies (fuel ...
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The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1
INSAG stands by the general conclusions of INSAG-1 about the accident’s causes and their implications for the safety of the Chernobyl type light water cooled graphite moderated RBMK reactors. However, ...