Surviving Disaster: Chernobyl

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Surviving Disaster: Chernobyl

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Thought some people here might be interested in this: A BBC dramatisation of the events leading up to and immediately after the reactor accident. It's impressively even-handed: It shows the negligence and poor decision-making that led to the disaster, but also the incredible courage of the Russian and Ukrainian military and emergency services personnel who prevented it becoming far worse than it was.

Fair warning, though, there's disturbing imagery throughout.
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Re: Surviving Disaster: Chernobyl

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I remember watching this when it was first shown, and it's just as well-done this time.
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