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RBMK

The RBMK (Russian: Реактор большой мощности канальный, РБМК; reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy, "high-power channel-type reactor") is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor designed and built by the Soviet Union. It is somewhat like a boiling water reactor as water boils in the pressure tubes. It is one of two power reactor types to enter…

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Fuel (fissile material)
235U (NU/SEU/LEU)
Fuel state
Solid
Generation
Generation II reactor
Neutron energy spectrum
Thermal
Power (electric)
RBMK-1000: 1,000 MWe RBMK-1500: 1,500 MWe RBMKP-2400: 2,400 MWe
Power (thermal)
RBMK-1000: 3,200 MWth RBMK-1500: 4,800 MWth RBMKP-2400: 6,500 MWth

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RBMK

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Known incidents · 23
RBMK → According, August, AZ-MM, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Chernobyl Nuclear Power PlantShifting, ECCS, Emergency, Explosion, Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, Incidents, January, Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, Leningrad, Leningrad Nuclear Power, Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant, Main Circulation Pump, Many, March, Most
related to history · 18
RBMK → AMB-100, AMB-200, American Atoms, Atom Mirny, Because, Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, It, MW, Obninsk, Obninsk AM-1, Peace, RBMK's, Russian, Soviet, Subsequent, The, The RBMK, This
related to Lifespan · 13
RBMK → Efforts, In, In February, In July, Initially, Kursk, Leningrad, Leningrad Unit, Rosatom's, Rosenergoatom, Russian, Smolensk, Today
related to Containment · 11
RBMK → After, As, CANDU, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Unit, Full, In, Indian IPHWR, Soviet, The RBMK, This
related to Improvements since the Chernobyl accident · 10
RBMK → Atomic Energy, Chernobyl, First Deputy Director, Following, In, Kurchatov Institute, Legasov's, The, The RBMK's, Valery Legasov
related to Further development · 9
RBMK → Leningrad, MKER, MKER-1000, MKER-1500, MKER-800, Mnogopetlevoy Kanalniy Energeticheskiy Reaktor, Multi-loop, Russian, Soviet
related to Gas circuit · 9
RBMK → Chernobyl, He, Kursk, N2, RBMK-1000, RBMK-1500, RBMKs, Smolensk, The
related to Modernization and decommissioning RBMK · 9
RBMK → Because, Chernobyl, Despite, Due, Originally, RBMKs, Russia, Soviet-designed, The
related to Sources and external links · 9
RBMK → Atomic Energy, Canada Limited, Canadian Perspective, CANDU, Chernobyl, Ignalina, Published, RBMK-1500, Technical
related to Deformed graphite moderator blocks · 8
RBMK → December, From May, Graphite, Leningrad-1, Longitudinal, RBMKs, Similar, The

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reactor power water fuel graphite control core reactors design rods nuclear pressure channels chernobyl steam coolant plant rod channel two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RBMKFuel (fissile material)235U (NU/SEU/LEU)1.00infobox
RBMKFuel stateSolid1.00infobox
RBMKGenerationGeneration II reactor1.00infobox
RBMKNeutron energy spectrumThermal1.00infobox
RBMKPower (electric)RBMK-1000: 1,000 MWe RBMK-1500: 1,500 MWe RBMKP-2400: 2,400 MWe1.00infobox
RBMKPower (thermal)RBMK-1000: 3,200 MWth RBMK-1500: 4,800 MWth RBMKP-2400: 6,500 MWth1.00infobox
RBMKPrimary control methodControl rods1.00infobox
RBMKPrimary coolantLiquid (light water)1.00infobox
RBMKPrimary moderatorGraphite1.00infobox
RBMKPrimary useGeneration of electricity1.00infobox
RBMKReactor conceptGraphite-moderated light water-cooled reactor1.00infobox
RBMKReactor lineRBMK (Reaktor Bolshoy Moshchnosti Kanalniy)1.00infobox
RBMKReactor typesRBMK-1000 RBMK-1500 RBMKP-2400 (never built)1.00infobox
RBMKStatus7 operational1.00infobox
RBMKStatus1 involved in accident1.00infobox
RBMKStatus9 cancelled1.00infobox
RBMKStatus9 decommissioned1.00infobox
RBMKStatus4 small EGP-6 graphite moderated BWR shut down at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant1.00infobox
RBMKis aearly Generation II reactor and the oldest commercial reactor design still in wide operation0.90text
RBMKis aMKER0.90text

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