OKBM Afrikantov

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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.

The company is best known as the main designer for the Soviet Union's and Russia's flagship nuclear propulsion projects, including reactors for

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

Naval reactors

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.

Military-related reactors

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:

References

External links

• Official website