
Chernobyl 01:23:40
The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster
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Michael Page
At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl's fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands, and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated, and inaccurate stories.
This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but comprehensive account of what really happened - from the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern Europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldn't work, to the surprising truth about the legendary "Chernobyl diver", all the way through to the USSR's final show-trial. The historical narrative is interwoven with a story of the author's own spontaneous journey to Ukraine's still-abandoned city of Pripyat and the wider Chernobyl Zone.
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A GREAT READ<br />
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Fascinating account of worst nuclear disaster
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Cutting corners, Not waiting for the more experienced engineering department to run the test on Reactor 4, led to one of the greatest Nuclear accidents of our time.
Chernobyl, was a mistake from day one. They now realise this type of reactor isn't good at all.
Great information on what makes these things tick.
Excellent narrative
great listen, highly recommended
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Very interesting
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Good Book
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Good "read" or listen.
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Good Narrator, Crap book
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Good as it is. I was left unfulfilled expecting a detailed technical explanation. Still an okay read.
What was this?
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Interesting Soviet history
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Best narration possible, and good simplified take on events. Woulda been 5 star but…
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