Chernobyl Episode 1 – 1:23:45 – Nuclear Engineer Reacts

The great show Chernobyl, already two years old! Wow. Anyway, this is a fantastic mini-series about the worst nuclear accident of all time. Let’s dive in and check out the nuclear topics presented.

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References:
[1] /”The twin PWR reactor containments at the Cook Nuclear Plant in Michigan/” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_building#/media/File:Donald_Cook_Nuclear_Power_Plant_1993.jpg) by Dwp49423 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dwp49423) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
[2] Dose Rate Chart https://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/radiation-dosage-chart/
[3] REMM time/dose effects https://remm.hhs.gov/nato-doserate11-15.htm
[4] Mean time to vomiting https://remm.hhs.gov/aboutvomiting.htm

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Control Rods and Decay Heat
03:09 RBMKs Don’t Explode (reactor explanation)
08:16 Graphite Outside the Reactor
09:50 /”Are They Bombing?/”
10:41 3.61 Roentgen
15:09 Onset of Radiation Sickness
16:17 No One is Advising the Firefighters
17:27 How Burned Would His Hand Be?
18:23 Reactor Hall Shielded Door
19:07 Staring Into the Core
19:54 Radiation Causes External Bleeding?
21:52 Rapid Onset of Radiation Sickness for Drama?
22:46 Iodine Pills
23:56 Crackling Audio
24:45 1000 Roentgen Meter Instantly Failed
25:43 Dyatlov Vomits
26:23 What is Feedwater?
26:59 How Does Radiation Hurt You?
27:32 Outro