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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by tobias3 on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:42PM (#23664103)
Yeah, I was surprised that there are a handful of reactors of the same type as Chernobyl (RBMK-1000) still online. For example west of St. Petersburg ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant )
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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by wbl on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:56PM (#23664202)
They did substantial renovation to control the more interesting characteristics of the design. CANDU has an excellent safety record despite the same external moderation technique.
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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by m4rtink on Saturday June 27, 2020 @06:29PM (#23665185)
The power power/to cost radio of RBMK is still pretty good, as well other aspects (online refueling, isotope production, good scalability - there were plans for RBMK 2400 and RBMK 4800 etc.).

If it just were not for the few desing flaws that make them unstable and dangerous in some situations.

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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by gdubs on Saturday June 27, 2020 @06:03PM (#23665036)
“On the next episode of ‘This Old Reactor’...”
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