Černobyl - Historie jaderné katastrofy – Plokhy Sehrii (2019)

Comprehensively and uncensored about Chernobyl. You will learn what you didn't know about the greatest nuclear disaster of our time. An imperfect reactor, operator errors, explosions, and radioactive contamination of a significant part of Europe... The book captures what happened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986. The author introduces you to the genesis of Soviet nuclear research, the construction of the two main types of reactors used in the USSR, their advantages and flaws. It also outlines the construction of the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, associated with problems and the notorious Soviet shoddy work. The main part of the book focuses on the events that led to the explosion of reactor number 4. The book illustrates the confusion of the plant's technical staff, who were unable to determine what had actually happened, as well as the very inflexible response from local and national authorities. It describes the firefighters' efforts to control the fire at the exploded block 4 and their often tragic fates. The author reveals the shortcomings of the Soviet approach to managing this event, the efforts of Soviet authorities at all levels to conceal the Chernobyl explosion, not only from abroad but primarily from their own citizens. The book demonstrates that this effort at secrecy ultimately culminated in unintended consequences for the USSR...