OKBM Afrikantov

OKBM Afrikantov (full name: OAO I. I. Afrikantov OKB Mechanical Engineering, Russian: Опытное конструкторское бюро машиностроения им. И. И. Африкантова) is a nuclear engineering company located in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a subsidiary of Rosatom. The company is named after Igor Afrikantov.

OKBM Afrikantov
TypePublic (OAO)
IndustryNuclear engineering
Headquarters
Nizhny Novgorod
,
Russia
Number of employees
4,000[1]
ParentRosatom
Websitewww.okbm.nnov.ru

The company is best known as the main designer for the Soviet Union's and Russia's flagship nuclear propulsion projects, including reactors for nuclear submarines, nuclear-powered icebreakers, and the floating nuclear power plant project. It also designs fast breeder reactors. Nearly 4,000 people work for OKBM including more than 1,600 design engineers, production engineers and test engineers. The Company employees include one Academician of the Russian Academy of Science, 20 Doctors of Engineering Science and 92 Candidates of Engineering Science. Throughout the years in action, OKBM has made a great contribution to the development of the Russian nuclear industry, the energy sector and the fleet.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1945. In 1998, it was named after its former chief designer and director I. I. Afrikantov.

Products

The company is a developer of the nuclear reactors. It has designed and assembled KLT-40S reactors for the first Russian floating nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov.[3] It also developed the RITM-200 design pressurized water reactor which is used for LK-60 model nuclear-powered icebreaker.[4]

OKBM Afrikantov participated in the construction of China Experimental Fast Reactor.[5]

The company has been the primary designer of naval reactors for both military and civilian uses: KN-3 reactor, OK-150 reactor, OK-550 reactor, OK-650 reactor, KLT-40 reactor, RITM-200, RITM-400, ABV Reactor, VBER-300 and more.

Several reactors located on three secret cities were designed by the company to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons:[6] AV Reactor, OK-180 reactor, OK-190 reactor, OK-190M reactor, LF-2 “Ludmila” Reactor, AD Reactor, ADE-1 Reactor, ADE-2 Reactor, ADE-3 Reactor, ADE-4 Reactor, ADE-5 Reactor.

Reactors

A list of some reactors under her flagship or participation:

Name Power (in MWe) Technology Producer Status
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ABV3-10PWROKBM Afrikantov & IPPEDetailed Design
KN-3300PWROKBM Afrikantov & IPPEOperating
OK-650190PWROKBM AfrikantovOperating
OK-550155LMFR OKBM AfrikantovRetired
KLT-2020PWROKBM AfrikantovConceptual Design
KLT-4035PWROKBM AfrikantovOperating
VBER-300325PWROKBM AfrikantovLicensing Stage
VBER-150110PWROKBM AfrikantovConceptual Design
BN GT-300300SFROKBM, IPPE & SPb AEPConceptual Design
BMN-170170SFROKBM, IPPE & SPb AEPConceptual Design
RITM-20050PWROKBM AfrikantovOperating
GT-MHR285HTGROKBM AfrikantovConceptual Design Completed
MHR-T4х205.5HTGROKBM AfrikantovConceptual Design
MHR-10025 - 87HTGROKBM AfrikantovConceptual Design
IRIS335PWROKBM (participant)Basic Design
CEFR20LMFROKBM (participant)Operating
MBUR-1212SFROKBM & IPPEEarly Conceptual Design
SAKHA-921PWROKBMConceptual Design
BN-600600SFROKBMOperating
BN-800800SFROKBMOperating
BN-12001200SFROKBMUnder Development
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References
  1. JSC “Afrikantov OKBM”
  2. JSC “Afrikantov OKBM”
  3. "Reactors ready for floating plant". World Nuclear News. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  4. "Shipyard wins giant nuclear icebreaker tender". World Nuclear News. 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  5. "Chinese fast reactor starts supplying electricity". World Nuclear News. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  6. "The History of PlutoniumProduction in Russia" (PDF). Taylor & Francis Group. 2011. Retrieved 2020-04-15.


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