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The Chernobyl tragedy: The first explosion

The light goes out from the shock wave as a result of the first explosion in the station room, the equipment automatically stops

01:23 a.m. Having instantly assessed the situation, the senior operator switches on the emergency toggle switch AZ5, and the control rods rush down

01:11 a.m. The experiment continues. The power rises sharply in the lower zone of the reactor, which is not always controlled by sensors.

01:03 a.m. Dyatlov made sure that the power was brought up to 200 MW, which once again insists on conducting the test. At

00:30 a.m. During the transition to an automatic control regulator, the operator was unable to hold the reactive power, and it failed, falling

On the clock 00:27 a.m. By this time, the capacity had been reduced to the level stipulated by the test program at 700

00:23 a.m. The control panel of the 4th power unit is a helm that would set in motion a chain of terrible, irreparable

At 1:23 a.m., April 26, 1986, the world counted down the last seconds until the beginning of the most terrible catastrophe of the

The Chernobyl tragedy: Test preparation
00:23 a.m. The control panel of the 4th power unit …
The Chernobyl tragedy: 00:27 a.m.
On the clock 00:27 a.m. By this time, the capacity …
The Chernobyl tragedy: Power failure
00:30 a.m. During the transition to an automatic control regulator, …
The Chernobyl tragedy: Trials at all costs
01:03 a.m. Dyatlov made sure that the power was brought …
The Chernobyl tragedy: The experiment is still going on
01:11 a.m. The experiment continues. The power rises sharply in …
The Chernobyl tragedy: Second from disaster
01:23 a.m. Having instantly assessed the situation, the senior operator …
The Chernobyl tragedy: The first explosion
The light goes out from the shock wave as a …