The accident motivated safety upgrades on all remaining Soviet-designed reactors in the RBMK (Chernobyl No. 4) family, of which ten continued to power electric grids as of 2019.
Bencana ini memicu peningkatan keamanan pada semua reaktor Soviet sisanya di RBMK (Chernobyl No.4), dimana 11 diantaranya terus menyediakan listrik hingga tahun 2013.