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The Chernobyl Disaster

(CHHEERING) The reason why they wantedto build such a large reactor, the biggest in the...

(CHHEERING) The reason why they wanted
to build such a large reactor, the biggest in the world,
they hoped, was national pride

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The reason why they wanted to build such a large reactor,
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the biggest in the world, they hoped,
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was national pride.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:42
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Remarkable Entertainment

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E01 The Soviet Union at the time was engaged in a, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:13
The Soviet Union at the time was engaged in a,
S01 • E01 The new plant is to be built in the Ukrainian wilderness, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
The new plant is to be built in the Ukrainian wilderness,
S01 • E01 It's named after a nearby town, Chernobyl. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
It's named after a nearby town, Chernobyl.
S01 • E01 Ukraine enjoyed a special status in the Soviet Union. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
Ukraine enjoyed a special status in the Soviet Union.
S01 • E01 It also contained very important industries - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
It also contained very important industries
S01 • E01 A very important member of the Union, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:09
A very important member of the Union,
S01 • E01 It's on the borderland, facing to the West, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
It's on the borderland, facing to the West,
S01 • E01 In the winter of 1970, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:09
In the winter of 1970,
S01 • E01 Despite having never worked with nuclear power, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:09
Despite having never worked with nuclear power,
S01 • E01 Viktor Brukhanov was a young man when he was picked, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
Viktor Brukhanov was a young man when he was picked,
S01 • E01 He was an electrical engineer, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:09
He was an electrical engineer,
S01 • E01 Engineer Nikolai Steinberg worked on the project with Brukhanov. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Engineer Nikolai Steinberg worked on the project with Brukha...
S01 • E01 His main deficiency - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
His main deficiency
S01 • E01 The real reason he was picked - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:11
The real reason he was picked
S01 • E01 Construction of the huge power plant gets underway in early spring, 1970. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Construction of the huge power plant gets underway in early ...
S01 • E01 The first of six planned reactors will take seven years to build. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
The first of six planned reactors will take seven years to b...
S01 • E01 As the power plant grows, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
As the power plant grows,
S01 • E01 Pripyat is one of nine atomgrads, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Pripyat is one of nine atomgrads,
S01 • E01 Each one is built from scratch, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
Each one is built from scratch,
S01 • E01 Pripyat was a city whose reason for existence was Chernobyl, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
Pripyat was a city whose reason for existence was Chernobyl,