Nuclear Meltdown: Chernobyl
| Episode Number | 23 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1 |
| Aired | |
| Overview | No engineering failure in history had more world-changing consequences than the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union. Discover the numerous design, organizational, personnel, and bureaucratic flaws that resulted in the explosion of Reactor 4 during a routine safety test—releasing 800 times more radioactive material than the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Absolute Number | 0 |
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