3. Safety

Readers may also wish to consult the article Safety of nuclear power plants in Eastern Europe.

The safety analysis of RBMK reactors is based on the examination of a number of possible failures in the various components. The approach is therefore deterministic, as explained in . Because of the many differences between the reactors, it is not possible to present an overview of the RBMK safety situation. The remainder of this paragraph concerns the third-generation Smolensk reactor No. 3, whose safety analysis is based on the study of accidents such...