clear power. The reactor, which started operation in 1983, was a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant known by the Russian acronym RBMK. The RBMK evolved from Soviet uranium-graphite reactors whose purpose was the produc-tion of plutonium. The first of these plutonium production reactors began operation in 1948. Six More @Wikipedia
Hover over any link to get a description of the article. Please note that search keywords are sometimes hidden within the full article and don't appear in the description or title.