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Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy

In 1988, Soviet scientist revealed that it had only been designedto last for 20 to 30...

In 1988, Soviet scientist revealed that it had only been designed
to last for 20 to 30 years

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In 1988,
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Soviet scientist revealed
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that it had only been designed to last for 20 to 30 years.
Duration
8 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:33
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
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In Ukraine, on the 26th of April 1986, a catastrophe shook the whole of Europe, and the world experienced a fatal day that became engraved in its history - A major nuclear accident at Chernobyl turned an entire city into a post-ap...
The Chernobyl power plant - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
The Chernobyl power plant
However, the sarcophagus condition was deteriorating. - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
However, the sarcophagus condition was deteriorating.
It began crumbling down - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:06
It began crumbling down
The magma at the reactors core was still a threat. - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
The magma at the reactors core was still a threat.
The government had to come up with a replacement. - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:04
The government had to come up with a replacement.
What remains of the reactor is now inside - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:10
What remains of the reactor is now inside
The new safe confinement began being built in 2010 - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:08
The new safe confinement began being built in 2010
At that point it became the largest land-based object - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:08
At that point it became the largest land-based object
The area is safer, but still highly radioactive - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:10
The area is safer, but still highly radioactive
Both Chernobyl and Fukushima - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:10
Both Chernobyl and Fukushima
In part, - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
In part,
And because the Soviet plant's reactor - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:10
And because the Soviet plant's reactor
The disaster sparked criticism of the Soviet government. - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
The disaster sparked criticism of the Soviet government.
It also fueled a global anti-nuclear movement. - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
It also fueled a global anti-nuclear movement.
Countries combined their efforts - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:06
Countries combined their efforts
Yet today, - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:11
Yet today,
11 RBMK nuclear reactors - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:06
11 RBMK nuclear reactors
Although they were all modified for safety, - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:08
Although they were all modified for safety,
On contrary to public belief, - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:13
On contrary to public belief,
Renewable energies are still not talked about enough - Chernobyl: The Invisible Enemy 00:05
Renewable energies are still not talked about enough