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For whatever it's worth, Russia continues to operate several RBMK reactors today, and haven't blown any of them up since Chernobyl in the 80s. This is probably
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
For whatever it's worth, Russia continues to operate several RBMK reactors today, and haven't blown any of them up since Chernobyl in the 80s. This is probably attributable to some combination of the retrofits they made after Chernobyl, generally treating the matter more seriously, and maybe luck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK#List_of_RBMK_reactors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK#List_of_RBMK_reactors
- ncmncm 4y agoRetrofits have not generally occurred. The person most personally responsible was given control of another one.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoThe retrofits did occur. The second sentence of your comment does not relate to the first; 'retrofit' does not mean "change in management"
- ncmncm 4y agoWe know at least some retrofits were done.