Chernobyl - 1986

Chernobyl - 1986 April 26, 1986 is not just a date on the calendar. A. Kurkin, The Burden of The Peaceful Atom

“...April 26, 1986 is not just a date on the calendar, it is a symbol of events filled with the deepest meaning, the meaning of which each subsequent generation will discover again. And as our society changes, as it becomes aware and aware of itself, its history and key moments in its development, it will necessarily return in memory to Chernobyl...”
—B.

Soviet bus stops as an art form. Bus stop near the ChNPP Administrative and Amenity Building No. 1 (ABK-1).
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Soviet bus stops as an art form. Bus stop near the ChNPP Administrative and Amenity Building No. 1 (ABK-1).

Construction of Unit 2 of the Smolensk NPP.
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Construction of Unit 2 of the Smolensk NPP.

From our follower Сергей Схабицкий He was involved in the construction process of the NSC "Arch".
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From our follower Сергей Схабицкий He was involved in the construction process of the NSC "Arch".

Yanov station, 1989—just beginning to become overgrown and fall into disrepair.
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Yanov station, 1989—just beginning to become overgrown and fall into disrepair.

Mimic diagrams for turbogenerator No. 7, Unit Control Room 4 (BCR-4), as they appear today.
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Mimic diagrams for turbogenerator No. 7, Unit Control Room 4 (BCR-4), as they appear today.

❄️ Acceptance testing of "mobots" (robotic manipulators) designed for work on the roof of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Pl...
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❄️ Acceptance testing of "mobots" (robotic manipulators) designed for work on the roof of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 3.

Manufactured by the workshops of the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School (BMHTS).

Chernobyl.

Winter 1986.

Photo from the Bauman MSTU Museum archive.

Photo restored using a neural network.

Atomokot MEPhI — the history of MEPhI and the nuclear industry.

Photo of the Kursk NPP reactor hall taken in the 1970s
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Photo of the Kursk NPP reactor hall taken in the 1970s

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Vladimir Pereguda, Director of the Leningrad NPP, said: "We've set ourselves the goal of installing the core catcher ves...
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Vladimir Pereguda, Director of the Leningrad NPP, said: "We've set ourselves the goal of installing the core catcher vessel in the reactor shaft two months ahead of schedule. This will allow us to intensify work on this site and thoroughly prepare for the most important event for any nuclear power plant under construction - the installation of the reactor vessel. According to the schedule, this should take place in 2029."

The core catcher, also known as a melt trap, is a key bit of safety equipment. It is a container in the form of a cone made of thermally resistant steel which in the event of an emergency is designed to securely hold the melt of the core and not allow radioactive substances to leave the containment of the reactor.

Background

The Leningrad nuclear power plant is one of the largest in Russia, with an installed capacity of 4,400 MWe, and provides more than 55% of the electricity demand of St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, or 30% of all the electricity in northwest Russia.

Leningrad 1 shut down in 2018 after 45 years of operation. Leningrad 2, also a 1,000 MWe RBMK unit, started up in 1975 and was permanently shut down in November 2020. As the first two of the plant's four RBMK-1000 units shut down, new VVER-1200 units started up at the neighbouring Leningrad II plant. The 60-year service life of these fifth and sixth units (also known as Leningrad II-1 and Leningrad II-2) secures power supply until the 2080s, with the possibility of a further 20-year extension beyond that. Units 7 and 8 (also known as Leningrad II-3 and Leningrad II-4) will replace units 3 and 4 as they are shut in the coming years.

The pouring of the first concrete for unit 7 in March 2024 marked the start of the main phase of construction of the new power unit. The core catcher was installed last month. First concrete was poured for the eighth unit in March 2025.

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/in-pictures-final-core-catcher-shipped-to-leningrad-units?fbclid=IwY2xjawTFTTxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR48jKCKToF4zSFLuebmsjJRf8k5_5KRl6K2hvudwDujsG0OX6MWDbc4y4sEWg_aem_ojSRCkFS9RBz8k1sFW0xyw

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