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RBMK Report 1996. A Critical discussion of Chernobyl-type reactor (1996)

Auteur	Roland Kollert, Donderer, Greenpeace
Datum	maart 1996
Classificatie	6.01.3.40/10 (VEILIGHEID - REACTOREN - OOSTEUROPEES ALGEMEEN)
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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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