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The Chernobyl Disaster

This is the story of one of the world'sworst nuclear accidents

This is the story of one of the world's
worst nuclear accidents

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This is the story
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of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:26
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 Chernobyl nuclear power plant - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant
S01 • E01 Every nuclear power station has to undergo a series of tests, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:13
Every nuclear power station has to undergo a series of tests...
S01 • E01 Engineers planned to switch off four of the pumps - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Engineers planned to switch off four of the pumps
S01 • E01 If there was a power cut - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
If there was a power cut
S01 • E01 The job was extremely difficult and complex - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:10
The job was extremely difficult and complex
S01 • E01 It was kind of a routine test, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:11
It was kind of a routine test,
S01 • E01 The Chernobyl disaster can be traced back to the 1960s - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:12
The Chernobyl disaster can be traced back to the 1960s
S01 • E01 The mid-20th century was the height of the Cold War. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
The mid-20th century was the height of the Cold War.
S01 • E01 Rival superpowers, the Soviet Union and USA, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
Rival superpowers, the Soviet Union and USA,
S01 • E01 The USSR is determined to lead the world - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:10
The USSR is determined to lead the world
S01 • E01 Nuclear power was enormously important to the Soviet Union - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
Nuclear power was enormously important to the Soviet Union
S01 • E01 And nuclear research was the flagship - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
And nuclear research was the flagship
S01 • E01 Soviet leadership plans to build a vast nuclear power plant. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Soviet leadership plans to build a vast nuclear power plant.
S01 • E01 One which would dwarf any the world has ever seen. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
One which would dwarf any the world has ever seen.
S01 • E01 (CHHEERING) - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:13
(CHHEERING)
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