Department of Pressure-Tube Power Reactors
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Anatoliy A. Petrov
Chief Designer for Pressure-Tube Power Reactors
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Main Activities
- Upgrading of operating RBMK reactors:
- improvement of the operating logic of safety systems
- computational validation of upgrading projects
- Safety analysis for operating plants (in-depth safety assessment of operating NPPs)
- Enhancement of the operational safety of RBMK plants:
- preparation and improvement of operational documentation
- development of symptom-based emergency procedures
- Engineering support in operation of RBMK plants
- Supervision of equipment manufacture for operating plants
- Development of advanced pressure-tube reactors
- Service life management and decommissioning of pressure-tube reactors
- Technical assisstance to plant Operator in case of emergency at an RBMK plant (Engineering Support Centre for RBMK NPPs)
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Leningrad NPP with RBMK-1000 reactors |
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Main Control Room of Ignalina 1 (RBMK-1500) |
Refuelling system in the reactor hall, Kursk 1 |
MKER-1000
The MKER-1000 reactor is a next step in development of pressure-tube reactor facilities in Russia. The performance and safety level of this reactor meet the current requirements for NPPs planned to be built
early in the 21st century. The MKER-1000
development relies on 50-year experience in design and operation of domestic pressure-tube reactors with
the total service record of about 500 reactor-years.
Design distinctions:
- passive safety features depending for their operation on natural laws of physics;
- reinforced concrete containment;
- on-load refuelling which ensures consumers against interruptions in energy and heat supply;
- equipment for production of a broad spectrum of isotopes employed in medicine, research and industry, and irradiation facilities for modification of material properties.
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MKER-1000
1 - reactor core
2 - water lines
3 - downcomer
4 - steam - water lines
5 - steam separator
6 - steam line
7 - passive cooling system tank
8 - refuelling machine
9 - bridge crane
10 - containment
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