Engineering:ADE-2
The ADE-2 is a dual use water-cooled thermal graphite-moderated reactor. The reactor was dual-purpose - producing weapons-grade plutonium and providing heat and electricity.[1] The RBMK series nuclear reactors are based on the ADE series reactors.
History
Construction started in December 1963. The reactor was shut down in April 2010.[1][2]
The scope of decommissioning was much greater than with AD and ADE-1, which were single-purpose and performed only defense tasks.[1]
In 2021 it was decided to make ADE-2 a museum exhibition.[3]
Other similar types
| Start date | Shutdown date | Place | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | 1958 | 1992 | Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | plutonium production |
| ADE-1 | 1961 | 1992 | Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai | supposed to produce electricity in addition, but never did |
| ADE-3 | 1961 | 2008 | Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant | dual purpose |
| ADE-4 | 1964 | 2008 | Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant | dual purpose |
| ADE-5 | 1965 | 2008 | Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant | dual purpose |
| I-1 | 1955 | 1990 | Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant | dual purpose |
| EI-2 | 1958 | 1991 | Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant | dual purpose |
These two sources show slightly different date of start and shutdown.[4] [5]
Legacy AD and ADE-1 are almost decommissioned. ADE-3, ADE-4, and ADE-5 were being decommissioned as of 2024.[3]
See also
- MBIR - multi-loop research reactor intends to replace BOR-60. In construction since 2015, est. completion in 2027.
- RBMK - is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor designed and built by the Soviet Union.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Russia starts decommissioning plutonium-producing reactor". https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/russia-starts-decommissioning-plutonium-producing-reactor.
- ↑ "Russia closes last weapons-grade plutonium plant". 15 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8622631.stm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmuseum - ↑ "Russia's ADE-2 industrial uranium-graphite reactor to become museum". 2 March 2021. https://www.neimagazine.com/news/russias-ade-2-industrial-uranium-graphite-reactor-to-become-museum-8561354/.
- ↑ "Powering innovation". 10 May 2016. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featurepowering-innovation-4888468-2/.
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