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Similarity of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technologies and designs in Russia and USA
Historical information concerning the development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors in the USA and Russia is presented. The reactor facilities MHTGR (USA), VG-400 (Russia), VGM (Russia), GT-MGR (Russia, ...
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BN-800 design validation and construction status
Information is presented on the BN-800 design, the second design following BN-600, power-generating unit with a fast reactor. The main stages of the development of the design begun in the 1980s, modified in th...
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RITM-200: new-generation reactor for a new nuclear icebreaker
The main technical solutions incorporated in the design of the RITM-200 reactor for a new-generation nuclear icebreaker are presented. Its special feature is an extended service life compared with icebreakers ...
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Nuclear Power Plants for the Icebreaker Fleet and Power Generation in the Arctic Region: Development Experience and Future Prospects
The technical characteristics of a power series of reactor installations developed at Afrikantov OKBM are presented. The technical qualities making facilities equipped with modern ship reactor installations co...
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Reactor Installations for Nuclear Icebreakers: Origination Experience and Current Status
OKBM Afrikantov has been develo** power installations for the icebreaker fleet for more than 60 years. The first generation of reactor installations is represented by the OK-150 loop-type installation for th...
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Nuclear Ship Reactor Installations: From Gen 1 to 5
The use of nuclear energy on submarines has made autonomous and independent navigation possible for long periods of time. OKBM Afrikantov – one of the leading enterprises of the Rosatom State Corporation – has...
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Reactor Installations with Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors for Two-Component Nuclear Energy
The experience of origination and operation of BN-600, -800 and development of BN-1200 commercial power units of two-component nuclear energy are recounted. Substantiation is given for the engineering solution...
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OKBM Afrikantov Research and Testing Complex: From Creation to the Present Day
Testing and experimental substantiation are a significant and integral part at all phases of the life cycle of reactor equipment. The Research and Testing Complex (RTC) operates at OKBM Afrikantov to ensure th...
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Fuel for VVER and PWR: Current Status and Prospects
The Rosatom State Corporation activity in the nuclear fuel market requires the development of new designs and modifications meeting the current requirements of safety and operational reliability. The history o...
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Pum** Equipment for Nuclear Energy and the Non-Nuclear Market
OKBM Afrikantov possesses unique experience in develo** different types of highly reliable pum** equipment. The pum** equipment developed at the enterprise possesses high safety and reliability metrics a...