The RBMK (Russian: Реактор большой мощности канальный, РБМК; reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy, "high-power channel-type reactor") is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor …

Jan 7, 2026 · The Soviet-designed RBMK (reaktor bolshoy moshchnosty kanalny, high-power channel reactor) is a water-cooled reactor with individual fuel channels and using graphite as its moderator. It …

RBMK is a Soviet-designed nuclear reactor that uses enriched uranium as its fuel. It is a rather unusual design as it uses graphite as its moderator, and was designed for plutonium production—but was …

The RBMK nuclear reactor is a soviet-designed reactor dating back a few decades in design. There were almost twenty of these reactors completed, and 11 of these reactors are still in use in Russia.

Oct 7, 2025 · This video explains the design, operation, and unique features of the RBMK reactor — including how graphite moderation and light-water cooling function together to produce power.

May 5, 2021 · This began with the design of the RBMK (reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy, or “high-power channel-type reactor”), where natural uranium was chosen to avoid the cost of 235 U enrichment.

The RBMK type reactor (reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy) was developed and exclusively used in the countries of the former Soviet Union. It was based on a reactor used to produce weapons grade …

RBMK (Redirected from Rmbk) The RBMK (Russian: реа́ктор большо́й мо́щности кана́льный, РБМК; reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy, "high-power channel-type reactor") is a class of graphite …

The Soviets thus developed the RBMK reactors, enriched uranium reactors, the design of which stems from the first atomic prototypes. The RBMK family became tragically famous during the 1986 …

RBMK reactors (Reaktor Bolshoy Moshchnosti Kanalniy, or high-power pressure tube reactor) are a type of nuclear reactor developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s. They are best known for …