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Technical Chernobyl animation shows how an RBMK reactor explodes
It explains nuclear fission, focusing on Uranium-235 and how reactors maintain a controlled chain reaction using control rods ...
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The second unit of the Leningrad NPP with RBMK reactor is being prepared for decommissioning
The second unit of the Leningrad NPP with the RBMK reactor is being prepared for decommissioning. The removal of nuclear fuel from the power unit has been completed. All fuel assemblies (fuel ...
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The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1
The purpose of this report is to update findings of the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group’s Summary ... of the Chernobyl type light water cooled graphite moderated RBMK reactors. However, ...
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Nuclear Watchdog Sees Chernobyl-Style Risk at Kursk Reactor
Making matters worse, the two units in operation use the same so-called RBMK technology that melted down during the notorious 1986 accident in Chernobyl. Unlike modern nuclear reactors ...