RBMK

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Reaktor_Bolshoy_Moshchnosti_Kanalnyy
gptkbp:commissioned 1973
gptkbp:controlRodsMaterial boron carbide
gptkbp:coolingSystem light water
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:designedBy Soviet nuclear industry
gptkbp:features design flaws
risk of core meltdown
risk of steam explosion
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium dioxide
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Reaktor_Bolshoy_Moshchnosti_Kanalnyy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RBMK
gptkbp:knownFor lack of containment structure
positive void coefficient
gptkbp:modulatedBy graphite
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
gptkbp:notableFeature large size
can be refueled while operating
unique to former Soviet Union
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 17
gptkbp:powerOutput 1000 MW (electrical)
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorType graphite-moderated
boiling light water cooled
channel-type reactor
gptkbp:shutdownMechanism insertion of control rods
gptkbp:status several still operational as of 2024
gptkbp:title High Power Channel-type Reactor
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Bilibino_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Kursk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Smolensk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Beloyarsk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Chernobyl-2_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Chernobyl-3_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Chernobyl-4_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Ignalina-2_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Kursk-2_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Kursk-3_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Kursk-4_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Leningrad-2_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Leningrad-3_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Leningrad-4_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Saint_Petersburg_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Smolensk-2_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Smolensk-3_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Sosnovy_Bor_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:YouTubeChannel pressure tube
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chernobyl_nuclear_accident
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6