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| Keywords: Chernobyl-LWR-comparison.PNG The critical differences in the RBMK reactor compared to a LWR Light Water Reactor that directly contributed to the Chernobyl disaster 1 The flamable graphite moderator in the reactor core that burned in the fire 2 The positive void coefficient in the water that made possible the power peak that blew the reactor vessel 3 The control rods were very slow they took 18-20 seconds to be inserted into the reactor Moreover they had graphite tips that actually intensified the fission chain reaction in the beginning of the insertion 4 No containment building at all self-made data from IAEA http //www-pub iaea org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub913e_web pdf INSAG-7 The Chernobyl Accident Updating of INSAG-1 Vienna 1992; NEA http //www nea fr/html/rp/reports/2003/nea3508-chernobyl pdf Chernobyl - Assessment of Radiological and Health Impacts Pariisi 2002; Nakao M http //shippai jst go jp/en/Detail fn 2 id CA1000644 Chernobyl Accident University of Tokyo 2006 2008-02-15 Tungsten Schemata of nuclear reactors IAEA Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant | ||||
