RBMK reactor family

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:commissioned 1973
gptkbp:controlRodsMaterial boron carbide
gptkbp:coolingSystem light water
boiling water
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:designedBy Soviet nuclear engineers
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature large size
can be refueled while operating
no containment building in original design
gptkbp:fuelAssemblies graphite channels
gptkbp:fuelEnrichment 2% U-235
gptkbp:fuelType enriched uranium dioxide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RBMK reactor family
gptkbp:modulatedBy graphite
gptkbp:notableDesignFlaw control rod tip design
lack of robust containment
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
Chernobyl Unit 4 explosion
post-Chernobyl safety upgrades
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 17
gptkbp:powerOutput 1000 MWe (typical)
gptkbp:primaryUse 1970s-2000s
gptkbp:reactorCore graphite-moderated
gptkbp:reactorType channel-type reactor
gptkbp:regulates Soviet Ministry of Medium Machine Building
gptkbp:relatedTo LWGR (Light Water Graphite Reactor) family
gptkbp:safetyIssues positive void coefficient
gptkbp:shutdowns several units decommissioned
gptkbp:stillOperating yes (as of 2024, some units in Russia)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RBMK-1000
gptkb:RBMK-1500
RBMK-2000
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 3200 MWth (typical)
gptkbp:usedFor electricity generation
plutonium production
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:RBMK-1500
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8