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The Chernobyl Disaster

When the experiment was started, it was alreadyin an unstable state but the...

When the experiment was started, it was already
in an unstable state but the operators
didn't exactly know what was going on in the reactor

Full Transcript

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When the experiment was started,
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it was already in an unstable state
00:00:05.004 --> 00:00:07.028
but the operators didn't exactly know
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what was going on in the reactor.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:27
Uploaded
Apr 29, 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 Deputy Chief Engineer, Anatoly Dyatlov, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Deputy Chief Engineer, Anatoly Dyatlov,
S01 • E01 Operators of Soviet reactors - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:17
Operators of Soviet reactors
S01 • E01 Operators, guys who were operating the controls - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:10
Operators, guys who were operating the controls
S01 • E01 Four of the eight pumps - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
Four of the eight pumps
S01 • E01 When the coolant system was switched off, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
When the coolant system was switched off,
S01 • E01 The water was no longer being used to cool the fuel rods - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
The water was no longer being used to cool the fuel rods
S01 • E01 This kind of causes the nuclear reaction - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:08
This kind of causes the nuclear reaction
S01 • E01 Water that kept being pumped into the reactor, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
Water that kept being pumped into the reactor,
S01 • E01 The more fission increases, the more steam is produced, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
The more fission increases, the more steam is produced,
S01 • E01 It's a never-ending cycle - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
It's a never-ending cycle
S01 • E01 In Reactor Four's control room, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
In Reactor Four's control room,
S01 • E01 A few seconds into the test, he's scared by what he sees. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
A few seconds into the test, he's scared by what he see...
S01 • E01 As the reactor overheated, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
As the reactor overheated,
S01 • E01 He called across, said, - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:10
He called across, said,
S01 • E01 The emergency button - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
The emergency button
S01 • E01 The test had been running for just 36 seconds. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
The test had been running for just 36 seconds.
S01 • E01 Instead of shutting down - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
Instead of shutting down
S01 • E01 You got more heat, more power, and a runaway reaction happened. - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:06
You got more heat, more power, and a runaway reaction happen...
S01 • E01 First thought that crossed the mind of some of them - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:07
First thought that crossed the mind of some of them
S01 • E01 They wouldn't have been prepared - The Chernobyl Disaster 00:05
They wouldn't have been prepared