Chernobyl: Inside The Meltdown on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 and S1E2 – The Chernobyl disaster is the worst nuclear accident in history, releasing 400 times more radiation into the atmosphere than the Hiroshima bomb.
In the lead-up to the 40th anniversary of this catastrophic event, this series tells the full story – from reactor meltdown – to the present-day war in Ukraine, that turned a nuclear exclusion zone into a war zone.
Series One, Episode One: Inferno at 7:35pm
Survivors recount the terrifying first 24-hours of the worst nuclear accident in history. After a reactor explodes during a safety test at a power plant in Ukraine, firefighters rush to the scene, unaware of the lethal levels of radiation. Soviet authorities try to cover up the disaster as a cloud of radiation begins to circle the world.
Series One, Episode Two: Cover-Up at 8:30pm
Two days after the explosion, the world wakes up to a terrifying global disaster. At the power plant, helicopter pilots try to put out a fire in the reactor core, braving plumes of highly radioactive smoke. Soviet authorities eventually begin to evacuate 50,000 people from the local area, while still trying to conceal the scale of the accident.
Chernobyl: Inside The Meltdown on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Wednesday 22 April at 7.35pm and 8.30pm (4 Parts)
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Chernobyl: Inside The Meltdown on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 and S1E2
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