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RBMK Report 1996. A Critical discussion of Chernobyl-type reactor (1996)
| Author | Roland Kollert, Donderer, Greenpeace |
| Date | March 1996 |
| Classification | 6.01.3.40/10 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - VVER/RBMK GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
1. Introduction Today, ten years after the explosion of Unit 4 of the Chernobyl reactor plant (Chernobrl-4), there are still 15 reactors of this type, called RBMK (1), in operation: two units in Lithuania (Ignalina-1 and -2), two units in Ukraine (Chernobyl-1 and -3) and 11 units within the Russian Federation (Kursk-1, -2, -3 and -4, Leningrad-1, -2, --3, and -4, Smolensk-l, -2 and -3). The average share of electricity production by the RBMK units is approximately seven percent in Russia, five percent in Ukraine and 87 percent in Lithuania. Table I lists the status of all RBMK units. In the appendix of this report, some technical definitions are given. After the Chernobyl accident, western governments demanded the closure of all RBMK reactors as soon as possible, without success. Until now, not a single unit has been shut down due to western pressure. The radiological risks resulting from the continuing operation of these reactors are still present. This report discusses the following issues: the current state of knowledge on the course of the Chernobyl-4 reactor accident (Section 2), measures to improve the safety of the RBMK reactors still in operation (Section 3), the western nuclear safety assistance programmes (Section 4) and an assessment of the current RBMK safety level. Section 6 summarizes the discussions.
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