gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:nuclear_reactor
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1973
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gptkbp:controlRodsMaterial
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boron carbide
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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light water
boiling water
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:designedBy
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Soviet nuclear engineers
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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large size
can be refueled while operating
no containment building in original design
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gptkbp:fuelAssemblies
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graphite channels
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gptkbp:fuelEnrichment
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2% U-235
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gptkbp:fuelType
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enriched uranium dioxide
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RBMK reactor family
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gptkbp:modulatedBy
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graphite
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gptkbp:notableDesignFlaw
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control rod tip design
lack of robust containment
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
Chernobyl Unit 4 explosion
post-Chernobyl safety upgrades
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms
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17
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gptkbp:powerOutput
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1000 MWe (typical)
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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1970s-2000s
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gptkbp:reactorCore
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graphite-moderated
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gptkbp:reactorType
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channel-type reactor
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gptkbp:regulates
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Soviet Ministry of Medium Machine Building
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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LWGR (Light Water Graphite Reactor) family
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gptkbp:safetyIssues
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positive void coefficient
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gptkbp:shutdowns
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several units decommissioned
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gptkbp:stillOperating
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yes (as of 2024, some units in Russia)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:RBMK-1000
gptkb:RBMK-1500
RBMK-2000
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gptkbp:thermalCapacity
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3200 MWth (typical)
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gptkbp:usedFor
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electricity generation
plutonium production
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gptkbp:usedIn
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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
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RBMK-1500
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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