Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

The installation of the second tier at Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant's seventh unit means the inner containment building has ...

The Leningrad 2 nuclear power unit in in Sosnovy Bor in Western Russia was shut down permanently today. The RBMK, which has been in operation for 45 years, is to be replaced by Leningrad II-2, a ...

The decision to issue a license to extend the service life was made after Rostechnadzor representatives conducted a comprehensive analysis and verification of the condition of equipment and ...

This video breaks down the Chernobyl disaster by focusing on the machine at its core: the RBMK reactor. We explain how nuclear reactors work in principle, then show what made the RBMK different - from ...

The Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster of April 1986 hit headlines around the world. With the story now revisited in a hit five-part miniseries courtesy of HBO and Sky, viewers are keen to find out more ...

The Chernobyl plant sits idle 20 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, its last reactor taken out of service some six years ago. But a dozen other reactors of the same design remain in ...

Top of an RBMK at the Leningrad plant. Control panels of a pre-digitalization nuclear plant look quite daunting, with countless dials, buttons and switches that all make perfect sense to a trained ...

In response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, countries such as Germany and Switzerland are preparing to phase out aging nuclear power plants. The Russian State Atomic ...