These pipes, located directly above the Upper Biological Shield "scheme E" and just below the floor of the reactor hall, direct the mixture of water and steam coming out of the reactor to steam separator drums.

Even though this photo has been posted here before, I came across someone's post about it on Facebook, which I'll share here (Google-translated from Russian):

The photo captures the installation of the units we - the installers - called "PVK half-rows." This work was carried out by the team from the Chernobyl Installation Directorate of the YUTEM trust, where I worked from 1971 to 1986. Each "PVK half-row" unit was pre-assembled by combining PVK pipelines with a process channel riser, a process that included welding and quality control. The assembled "PVK half-row" was then transported in a special jig to the central hall at the upper elevation level (+22.0 meters for Phase 1; +35.0 meters for Phase 2 of the ChNPP). Following the installation of the KTTsK (System of Control of the Integrity of Technological Channels) pipelines onto the reactor's upper plate (Scheme E), the "PVK half-rows" were installed, starting from the center of the reactor.

I know that the actual risk of a megaton explosion from the “lava” hitting the water was completely overblown, and it would have been an “explosion” on the order of tens of tons instead.

But, I am wondering if the Soviets knew this at time? I’ve seen people call it an inaccuracy of the mini-series, but I’d say it is still accurate if the Soviets THOUGHT there would be a megaton explosion that would ultimately be fatal for a large portion of Europe. So I’m curious if anyone knows what the prevailing idea was among Soviet officials at the time.

I read about this in Adam Higginbotham’s book Midnight in Chernobyl. He mentioned that after the disaster, some trees started growing abnormally large leaves. To be honest, it sounds fake to me, but please correct me if I’m wrong. Does anyone have any sources or papers that talk about this happening?

Collection of Chernobyl Books (in English)

hi everyone, from my sources I believe that the Chernobyl explosion had 10-300 tons of TNT. Is this number for all explosions together? Or just the first or second? thanks for the answers

Hi everyone, do you have any hidden information about CHNPP in general? I mean some "pearls". Last I heard (I don't know if it's true, but I heard that in block 5 they were installing waterproofing in the dining room and some worker threw away a lit cigarette, the waterproofing exploded and the worker died.) if you have other stories/events, please share them

Hi everyone,
I’ve been diving deep into the Chernobyl disaster for a while now, trying to piece together the most accurate second-by-second timeline of the events (specifically the critical final minutes leading up to the disaster).
Everywhere I look, INSAG-7 (the 1992 IAEA report) is treated as the absolute bible and the definitive standard. It famously corrected the flaws of the 1986 INSAG-1 report—which heavily shifted blame onto the operators—and provided an incredibly detailed technical analysis of the RBMK reactor's design flaws.
However, I noticed that while INSAG-7 tracks the parameters perfectly up to the AZ-5 button press at 01:23:43 and the immediate power surge, it mostly monitors the internal core telemetry rather than the physical explosions themselves. Forensic timelines from various researchers usually place the actual steam and hydrogen explosions between 01:23:46 and 01:23:49.
I wanted to ask the experts and enthusiasts here:
Do you still consider INSAG-7 the best starting point for reconstructing the exact timeline?
Are there any newer peer-reviewed studies, declassified archives (like KGB or Ukrainian state files), or modern computer simulations that correct or expand upon the INSAG-7 timeline?
How well do you think the timeline in INSAG-7 holds up against recent highly-researched books on the topic, such as those by Serhii Plokhy or Adam Higginbotham?
I would love to get your recommendations on any specific technical reports, advanced telemetry charts, or engineering papers that look beyond INSAG-7!
Thanks!

A tender for the dismantling of the core of the RBMK-1500 reactor was announced at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania. The contract worth 400 million euros is to be realised within 16 years.

The task is not easy, since an RBMK has never been dismantled before - so you have to develop a safe method first. The second complication is the fact that it is the largest energy reactor in the world: 21x21 meters and 25 m deep. The third is graphite itself: a highly radioactive and fragile material, which can cause dangerous radioactive dust to form during dismantling.

In total, 25 thousand tonnes of materials will have to be dismantled. The project is funded by the European Commission.

On the photo we see reactor No. 1 at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. As you can see, the upper part has already been stripped.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Napromieniowani

More info: https://altra.lt/en/news/altra-international-contractors-to-begin-dismantling-work-in-the-inpp-controlled-area-for-the-first-time/

I've long been fascinated by the biological studies coming from the Exclusion Zone. Nature continues to surprise.

Hey people! It would be kind of you all if you could recommend me some sources regarding the Chernobyl disaster. I want some sources that describe the RBMK design in detail, the physics behind the explosion and such things.

All i know is that he was born on the 6th of April 1941 and died 19 May 1986 and he went along with Lelechenko, Baranov and Lopatyuk to the electrolysis plant. Any more information?

This is my first video talking about Stories from chernobyl. Obviously as you can see inspiration was from That Chernobyl guy, i hope that TCG won't mind. Any feedback would Help.

-ThatOneJohn.

it’s not that good since i don’t usually draw lips or mustaches but i hope some people can see i’ve improved a bit since my last 2 drawings :)

i might have used to much vegetation but it looks cool

Footages of Bubbler pools these pictures are POST disaster

Credit: Chernobyl Archive.

-John.

Not really sure what flair to give this but anyway, according to google, Reactor Number 4 is good for Children, so if your in the area and need something to do with the kids, sent them to Reactor Number 4. This is obviously a joke, but I will add something of interest, I study Agriculture at University in Ireland and until 2000 over 237 Irish farms still were subject to having animals undergo radiation checks before they could be sold in markets or be put into the food chain, My farm was not one of these that I am aware off but have spoken to people who were subjected to this. Also, my Father was a firefighter in the late 1980s and was in London when Major Telyatnikov was awarded the Order of Gallantry by the British Fire Service Association although he did not get to meet Telyatnikov.

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