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Chernobyl

Any questions? No. Continue, please. To test this theory, the reactor is placedin a...

Any questions? No. Continue, please. To test this theory, the reactor is placedin a reduced power mode... 700 megawatts... to simulatea blackout condition. Then the turbinesare turned off, and as they slowly spin down, their electrical output ismeasured to see if it's enoughto power the pumps. The science is strong, but a test is only as goodas the men carrying it out. Now, the first time they tried,they failed. The second time they tried,they failed. The third time they tried,they failed. The fourth time they tried was April 26th, 1986

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Any questions
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No Continue please
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To test this theory
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the reactor is placed in a reduced power mode
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700 megawatts
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to simulate a blackout condition
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Then the turbines are turned off
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and as they slowly spin down
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their electrical output is measured
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to see if it's enough to power the pumps
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The science is strong
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but a test is only as good as the men carrying it out
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Now the first time they tried they failed
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The second time they tried they failed
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The third time they tried they failed
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The fourth time they tried
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was April 26th 1986
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Duration
53 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:04
Uploaded
Feb 16, 2026
Season
1
Episode
5

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Movie Summary

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.