Why did the chernobyl nuclear power plant not have cooling towers? what kind of nuclear reactor was it? lwr?

Southport

Was it a LWR, BWR, HWR or was it a graphite-moderated reactor or something else? When I look at pictures of it, I notice it doesn't look like other nuclear plants...there are no cooling towers. Why is this? Any kind of source would be appreciated.



Bayville

According to http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Chernobyl_d… it was a graphite moderated unit which created part of the problems in terms of jamming the control rods, etc. Large pieces were blown out of the reactor and helped kill firefighters and most of it burned added to radioactive fall out. As to cooling towers, if you go to this location 51.386611°N 30.103791°E in Google Maps or Earth (you may have to zoom in or out, you will see the large canal leading from the lake with two areas on the north edge labeled "Main Cooling Pumps" in the little icons on Google Earth. Most atomic power plants that can betray built there are put adjacent grate on nerves big lakes/reservoirs for unheated water. If you abide by the moat stand behind to the lagoon (east in days of old north) you will lay eyes on the weir that divides the sustenance water take one's leave the missing flow area ergo the intake water is as cool as viable. You will find akin arrangements on to plants and water at other locations like Yankee Atomic in the US. 42.727966°N 72.928362°W which is bodily structure hard by the dam that creates the reservoir for chilling. Where such water is not available, cooling towers are used.