Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

jobblejosh t1_jc4z2bf wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:53 AM

Reply to comment by Hiddencamper in Why were the control rods in the reactor featured in the HBO series 'Chernobyl' (2019) tipped with graphite? by Figorama

Also gives a great look into why it's named RBMK. Reaktor Bolshoy Moshknosti Kanalnyy; High-power Channel-type reactor; since the cooling water is sent through individual channels as opposed to being in one large pressure vessel.