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The '''KN-3 reactor''' (VM-16) is the [[nuclear reactor]] used in pairs to power the {{sclass|Kirov|battlecruiser}}s. The reactor was also intended to be used on the [[Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk|''Ulyanovsk'' class]] of [[supercarrier]]s. It is a [[pressurized water reactor]] (PWR), using [[enriched uranium|enriched]] [[uranium-235]] fuel to produce [[megawatt|300 MW]] of power. <ref>{{Cite web |title=KN-3 Atomic Reactor, Surface Fleet |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/reactor-kn-3.htm |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

It was developed by [[OKBM Afrikantov]].

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