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Originally Posted by O.city
So I'm guessing at the time the engineers and physicists didn't know the design flaws or the issues with the RBMK?
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Correct. It was a weird design anyway, designed to use far less enriched fuel and actually enrich uranium itself, which is wholly different from Western reactor designs--some for enrichment (weapons, nuclear fuel), most for commercial power.
I probably can't comment on the design much further; I'm far enough over my skis as it is.
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