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The Chernobyl Disaster

The Chernobyl Disaster, narrated by Ben Fogle, is a dramatic and detailed 3-part documentary series that reveals the events that led to the 1986 nuclear accident.

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So, Brukhanov said,
"OK, we'll sign it off - The Chernobyl Disaster

So, Brukhanov said, "OK, we'll sign it off

Despite the safety test
not being carried out, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Despite the safety test not being carried out,

He was someone who was taking risks,
he believed calculated risks. - The Chernobyl Disaster

He was someone who was taking risks, he believed calculated ...

He lacked really deep understanding
what he was running. - The Chernobyl Disaster

He lacked really deep understanding what he was running.

With Reactor Four online, - The Chernobyl Disaster

With Reactor Four online,

Events in Moscow
are about to put nuclear energy - The Chernobyl Disaster

Events in Moscow are about to put nuclear energy

Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival - The Chernobyl Disaster

Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival

There's a feeling, I think, - The Chernobyl Disaster

There's a feeling, I think,

(CHEERING) - The Chernobyl Disaster

One of Gorbachev's first tasks - The Chernobyl Disaster

One of Gorbachev's first tasks

Gorbachev presided
over the party congress - The Chernobyl Disaster

Gorbachev presided over the party congress

In the audience
is Chernobyl's Director, - The Chernobyl Disaster

In the audience is Chernobyl's Director,

He will be held
personally responsible - The Chernobyl Disaster

He will be held personally responsible

So, the pressure on the management - The Chernobyl Disaster

So, the pressure on the management

Chernobyl's four reactors,
known as RBMK reactors, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Chernobyl's four reactors, known as RBMK reactors,

The RBMK reactor
was really advanced for its time, - The Chernobyl Disaster

The RBMK reactor was really advanced for its time,

This also meant that
it was really cost-effective, - The Chernobyl Disaster

This also meant that it was really cost-effective,

In total, 17 RBMK reactors
are built. - The Chernobyl Disaster

In total, 17 RBMK reactors are built.

Effectively, the nuclear reactor
is like a kettle. - The Chernobyl Disaster

Effectively, the nuclear reactor is like a kettle.

It's generating steam by splitting
uranium atoms to generate the heat. - The Chernobyl Disaster

It's generating steam by splitting uranium atoms to gen...

The heat then is used
to heat water, - The Chernobyl Disaster

The heat then is used to heat water,

Reactor Number Four
has been running for two years, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Reactor Number Four has been running for two years,

The test will be overseen
by Deputy Chief Engineer, - The Chernobyl Disaster

The test will be overseen by Deputy Chief Engineer,

Dyatlov was one
of the few people at the top - The Chernobyl Disaster

Dyatlov was one of the few people at the top

Dyatlov was very often feared, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Dyatlov was very often feared,

The test will take place
on Friday, 25 April. - The Chernobyl Disaster

The test will take place on Friday, 25 April.

Dyatlov has briefed the staff, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Dyatlov has briefed the staff,

(SPEAKING A FOREIGN DIALECT) - The Chernobyl Disaster

(SPEAKING A FOREIGN DIALECT)

Engineers are preparing
to carry out a safety test - The Chernobyl Disaster

Engineers are preparing to carry out a safety test

This particular safety test
was designed to see what happened - The Chernobyl Disaster

This particular safety test was designed to see what happene...

Engineers will switch off
four of the pumps - The Chernobyl Disaster

Engineers will switch off four of the pumps

It was the last day of the week
before the start of a holiday season - The Chernobyl Disaster

It was the last day of the week before the start of a holida...

They were under pressure
to complete the task, - The Chernobyl Disaster

They were under pressure to complete the task,

Two miles away in Pripyat, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Two miles away in Pripyat,

It's a normal spring day
with lots of people being about. - The Chernobyl Disaster

It's a normal spring day with lots of people being abou...

It's beautiful weather,
generally, - The Chernobyl Disaster

It's beautiful weather, generally,

Back at Chernobyl, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Back at Chernobyl,

It's a vast room,
a giant curving control panel. - The Chernobyl Disaster

It's a vast room, a giant curving control panel.

Overseeing the test, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Overseeing the test,

So, Anatoly Dyatlov - The Chernobyl Disaster

So, Anatoly Dyatlov

If he was in the room,
you had to listen to him - The Chernobyl Disaster

If he was in the room, you had to listen to him

The test is due to be carried out - The Chernobyl Disaster

The test is due to be carried out

To operate the test, - The Chernobyl Disaster

To operate the test,

This makes sense, if you're gonna
test the brakes on your bike, - The Chernobyl Disaster

This makes sense, if you're gonna test the brakes on yo...

Operators have been gradually
powering down the reactor since 1am. - The Chernobyl Disaster

Operators have been gradually powering down the reactor sinc...

By early afternoon, - The Chernobyl Disaster

By early afternoon,

Inside the control room,
the phone rings. - The Chernobyl Disaster

Inside the control room, the phone rings.

Partway through the day, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Partway through the day,

300 miles away, - The Chernobyl Disaster

300 miles away,

Rather than say,
"OK, we'll cut our losses - The Chernobyl Disaster

Rather than say, "OK, we'll cut our losses

For hours,
the reactor continues to operate, - The Chernobyl Disaster

For hours, the reactor continues to operate,

The operators wait
for the green light - The Chernobyl Disaster

The operators wait for the green light

They had to hold the reactor
at a mid-power level - The Chernobyl Disaster

They had to hold the reactor at a mid-power level

Inside the reactor, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Inside the reactor,

No-one really realised - The Chernobyl Disaster

No-one really realised

The so-called poisoning
of the reactor was taking place. - The Chernobyl Disaster

The so-called poisoning of the reactor was taking place.

Late in the evening, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Late in the evening,

Chernobyl produces power 24/7 - The Chernobyl Disaster

Chernobyl produces power 24/7

The day shift transitioned
into the evening shift, - The Chernobyl Disaster

The day shift transitioned into the evening shift,

There wasn't the information
passed through each of the operators - The Chernobyl Disaster

There wasn't the information passed through each of the...

People who thought that by the time
they come and start their shift, - The Chernobyl Disaster

People who thought that by the time they come and start thei...

Good evening, I'm Michael
Usher. Here's what's coming - The Chernobyl Disaster

Good evening, I'm Michael Usher. Here's what'...

So, it was the night shift - The Chernobyl Disaster

So, it was the night shift

Ordinarily, the control room
was a quiet place, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Ordinarily, the control room was a quiet place,

Because the turbine test
was taking place, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Because the turbine test was taking place,

One of the operators working
the night shift - The Chernobyl Disaster

One of the operators working the night shift

Leonid Toptunov - The Chernobyl Disaster

Leonid Toptunov

He was a young and very clearly,
talented engineer. - The Chernobyl Disaster

He was a young and very clearly, talented engineer.

One of Toptunov's main jobs
that night - The Chernobyl Disaster

One of Toptunov's main jobs that night

So, having been left
in this low power state all day, - The Chernobyl Disaster

So, having been left in this low power state all day,

The build-up of Xenon gas
inside the reactor - The Chernobyl Disaster

The build-up of Xenon gas inside the reactor

Because the operators
were relatively untrained - The Chernobyl Disaster

Because the operators were relatively untrained

Operators know
that if all goes wrong, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Operators know that if all goes wrong,

Inside the control room, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Inside the control room,

The power dropped
really unexpectedly, - The Chernobyl Disaster

The power dropped really unexpectedly,

If the operators knew enough
about the issues and problems, - The Chernobyl Disaster

If the operators knew enough about the issues and problems,

Toptunov takes steps to raise
the reactor's power level. - The Chernobyl Disaster

Toptunov takes steps to raise the reactor's power level...

But rather than bursting back
into life, - The Chernobyl Disaster

But rather than bursting back into life,

(ALARM SOUND) - The Chernobyl Disaster

Toptunov can't increase the power
to the level needed for the test. - The Chernobyl Disaster

Toptunov can't increase the power to the level needed f...

People who were round him
tried to help him. - The Chernobyl Disaster

People who were round him tried to help him.

Dyatlov, it seems, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Dyatlov, it seems,

An argument reportedly breaks out - The Chernobyl Disaster

An argument reportedly breaks out

They were seen having
quite a heated conversation, - The Chernobyl Disaster

They were seen having quite a heated conversation,

For nearly 24 hours, - The Chernobyl Disaster

For nearly 24 hours,

They were going to turn off
the cooling system manually - The Chernobyl Disaster

They were going to turn off the cooling system manually

But even before the test starts, - The Chernobyl Disaster

But even before the test starts,

When the experiment was started, - The Chernobyl Disaster

When the experiment was started,

Deputy Chief Engineer,
Anatoly Dyatlov, - The Chernobyl Disaster

Deputy Chief Engineer, Anatoly Dyatlov,

Operators of Soviet reactors - The Chernobyl Disaster

Operators of Soviet reactors

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The Chernobyl Disaster, narrated by Ben Fogle, is a dramatic and detailed 3-part documentary series that reveals the events that led to the 1986 nuclear accident.

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Production: Remarkable Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.1

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Released: 13 Jul 2022

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Homepage: https://www.channel5.com/show/the-chernobyl-disaster