KN-3 reactor

The KN-3 reactor (VM-16) is the nuclear reactor used in pairs to power the Kirov-class battlecruisers. The reactor was also intended to be used on the Ulyanovsk class of supercarriers. It is a pressurized water reactor (PWR), using enriched uranium-235 fuel to produce 300 MW of power. [1]

It was developed by OKBM Afrikantov.


  1. ^ "KN-3 Atomic Reactor, Surface Fleet". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2024-11-07.