RBMK-1000

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commissioned 1973
gptkbp:containmentStructure lacks full Western-style containment
gptkbp:controlRodsMaterial boron carbide
gptkbp:coolingSystem light water
gptkbp:decommissioningStarted 1990s (some units)
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:NIKIET
gptkbp:fuelAssemblies 1661
gptkbp:fuelBundleDiameter 13.6 cm
gptkbp:fuelBundleLength 3.5 meters
gptkbp:fuelChannelMaterial zirconium alloy
gptkbp:fuelEnrichment 2% to 2.4% U-235
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium dioxide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RBMK-1000
gptkbp:length 7 meters (fuel channel)
gptkbp:modulatedBy graphite
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
gptkb:Chernobyl_Unit_4_explosion_(1986)
gptkbp:notableFeature can be refueled while operating
positive void coefficient
gptkbp:notableRelease post-Chernobyl safety improvements
gptkbp:numberOfControlRods 211
gptkbp:numberOfFuelChannels 1661
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 17
gptkbp:powerOutput 1000 MWe
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorType graphite-moderated
light water cooled
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Rosatom_(current_Russian_units)
gptkbp:safetyIssues design flaws contributed to Chernobyl accident
gptkbp:shutdownMechanism control rods insertion
gptkbp:status some decommissioned
several still in operation
gptkbp:steamTurbineType tandem-compound
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 3200 MWth
gptkbp:usedFor district heating (some units)
plutonium production (potential)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Kursk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Smolensk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster_(1986)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5