Making matters worse, the two units in operation use the same so-called RBMK technology that melted ... which means that the reactor’s core is pretty exposed,” Grossi said in an interview ...

First of all RBMK reactors must be replaced, he noted. The share of atomic energy generation is planned to be increased. At present, NPPs account for 16.5 percent. The optimal share is 25 percent ...

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 ...

INSAG stands by the general conclusions of INSAG-1 about the accident’s causes and their implications for the safety of the Chernobyl type light water cooled graphite moderated RBMK reactors. However, ...

Unlike modern units, it doesn’t have the steel and concrete containment domes that back up core safety systems ... The two operational RBMK reactors in Kursk were both built before the Chernobyl ...