Yep but in Nevada they do not have any nuclear power plants. Arizona has a bigger share of the colorado river. Nevada’s is very small. You won’t see a large nuclear power plant in Nevada.
There were 4 RBMK reactors at Chernobyl. Only unit 4 had the disaster. RBMK reactors were located in many place in Soviet Union as described below:
There are currently eight operating RBMKs, all of which are in Russia. One more was under construction in Russia (Kursk 5), but it is now cancelled. All operating RBMKs began operation between 1979 (Kursk 2) and 1990 (Smolensk 3). There are three distinct generations of RBMK reactors having significant differences with respect to their safety design features:
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The four first-generation units are Leningrad 1&2 (both now shutdown), and Kursk 1 (now shutdown) and 2. They were designed and brought online in the early-to-mid-1970s, before new standards on the design and construction of nuclear power plants, the OPB-82 General Safety Provisions, were introduced in the Soviet Union in 1982.
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Second-generation RBMKs, brought online since the late 1970s and early 1980s include Leningrad 3&4; Kursk 3&4; Ignalina 1 (now shutdown); and Smolensk 1&2. Ignalina 2 (now shutdown) had safety features beyond those of other second generation units. These units conform to the OPB-82 standards.
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After the Chernobyl accident, Soviet safety standards were revised again (OPB-88). One RBMK (Smolensk 3) has been built to these third-generation standards. Additional design changes were being incorporated in the construction of Kursk 5 before it was cancelled.
In 2006, Rosatom said it was considering operating lifetime extensions and uprating of its operating RBMK reactors. Following significant design modifications made after the Chernobyl accident, as well as extensive refurbishment including replacement of fuel channels, a 45-year operating lifetime is seen as realistic for the 1000 MWe-class units. In 2021, they provided about 25% of Russia’s nuclear-generated electricity.
In the Table below, the ‘operating until’ dates are the scheduled shutdown for these plants, with 15-year lifetime extensions in some cases. Lithuania, on the other hand, closed Ignalina 1&2 early as a condition for entry into the European Union.
Russia’s long-term plans had earlier included the possibility of replacing the Leningrad units, at the end of their extended service life, by new MKER-1000 units. These are a modification of the RBMK design. The main differences are in the spacing of the graphite lattice in the core and the incorporation of passive safety systems.
Two RBMK-1500 reactor operated in Lithuania
RBMK Reactors – Appendix to Nuclear Power Reactors - World Nuclear Association.
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There were many RBMK reactors in Soviet Union and 8 of the are still operating.
RBMK Reactors – Appendix to Nuclear Power Reactors - World Nuclear Association.
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Those reactors are like driving a car with brakes that barely work and arguing that it is safe because you drive very carefully and usually don’t go too fast. Good brakes are only for people who drive fast or on busy roads.
What is point in designing the physics so that when/if an accident occurs and the temperature goes up that the reactor increases power even more rather than decreases automatically?
And you are really OK having no containment building? How about we just remove all the containment buildings from all the US nuclear power plants since we’ve never needed any in the last few decades?
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And one of them is a smoking ruin. The RBMK reactor had one catastrophic failure. That means it ain’t safe.
I am not OK with these reactors still operating. I was just educating you on the history of RBMK reactors in Russia.
You need to complain to Putin and the IAEA about RBMK reactors still in operation. Complaining to me does nada.
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The Europeans paid for and built a gigantic cover on Chernobyl unit 4 reactor. The Russians and Ukrainians said thank you.
The New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at Chernobyl was built by the French consortium Novarka, a joint venture between Bouygues and Vinci. This massive arch-shaped structure was designed to enclose the original concrete sarcophagus built by the Soviet authorities to cover the destroyed reactor. The NSC project was managed by a Bechtel-led consortium, which included Battelle Memorial Institute and Electricité de France. The project was funded by the Chernobyl Shelter Fund, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and contributed to by over 40 countries.
The NSC was built nearby in sections and then slid into place using hydraulic jacks, according to Scientific American. This method allowed for the structure to be assembled away from the intense radiation levels near the damaged reactor. The NSC is designed to last for 100 years, allowing for the eventual decommissioning of the reactors and removal of nuclear waste.
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