what are RBMK nuclear reactors ?

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what are RBMK nuclear reactors ?

2007-01-22 05:14:37 · 2 answers · asked by vikhyat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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RBMK is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy (Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means "reactor (of) high power (of the) channel (type)", and describes a now obsolete class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built only in the Soviet Union. The RBMK reactor was the type involved in the Chernobyl accident.

ref. Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK

2007-01-22 05:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Types of reactors used in Russia --

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK

2007-01-22 13:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋