Chernobyl review: Remembering the Suffering and the Dead

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The HBO mini-series, based on Voices From Chernobyl, a non-fiction book by Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich, sparked an immediate worldwide response.

As the first level 7 nuclear accident in human history, The Chernobyl accident has a far-reaching significance. Any work that explores the accident process and declassifies the accident will attract widespread attention.

On April 26, 1986, unit 4 of a nuclear power plant exploded at Chernobyl in the northern city of the former Soviet Republic of Ukraine. The plant, formerly known as The Lenin Nuclear Power Plant, was named after the site of the accident and was called chernobyl. The Lenin nuclear power plant is also known as the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Chernobyl review: Remembering the Suffering and the Dead

More than 30 years later, the investigation into the accident has been completed and the truth of the accident has been publicized. It would not have looked so good if it had been shot in the order of the post-accident investigation.

"Chernobyl" now begins with the results, then goes back in time to take the audience back to the time of the accident and feel the tragedy happen step by step. Simply adjusting the sequence makes the miniseries look better and the accident more shocking.

Chernobyl was a typical four-violation accident. The commander diatlov ignored the operating rules and ordered the operation in order to achieve political achievements. The consequence of disregarding safety regulations is a safety accident. If it's an ordinary power plant, it's a flying accident at most, causing some personal and property damage. But this is a nuclear power plant, and if something goes wrong, it's not trivial.

Unit 4 of Chernobyl Power Station is the first generation pressurized water reactor (RBMK) graphite boiling water reactor. The reactor USES graphite to control the reaction rate. The original design is good, but it has inherent disadvantages in order to save money. Under extreme conditions, the emergency stop button will not stop the operation of the nuclear power plant, but will produce a violent explosion.

After the accident, deputy chief engineer Diatlov, the plant's commander of violations, fell into the standard PTSD symptoms.

The first stage is denial. Diatlov denied that the accident had occurred, insisting that the water tank had broken, ignoring the scene of the accident, and constantly insisting that the RBMK graphite-boiling water reactor would not explode, hoping to comfort himself with theory.

The second stage is anger. Diatlov bristles at anyone who tells him the truth, as if all are deliberately conspiring to deceive himself. Even in solitary confinement, Diatlov refuses to answer investigators.

The third stage is the compound disk. Diatlov repeated the operation and could not theoretically find the possibility of an explosion in the RBMK graphite-boiling water reactor.

The fourth stage is depression. Mr Diatlov was visibly depressed in court and deflated when he was told of the reactor's fatal defect.

The fifth stage is acceptance. After understanding the context, Diatlov finally realized that his bizarre operation hit the system's extreme condition defects, and had no choice but to accept the outcome of the event.

Creating literary and artistic works is difficult, especially on sensitive topics. "Chernobyl" is like dancing with an ankle bracelet, trying to make the most of one of the worst accidents in human history without stirring public fears about nuclear power.

This explosion is the first level 7 nuclear accident in the history of mankind, not to mention the Soviet Union has not encountered, no country in the world has encountered such a serious accident.

Most of the descriptions are realistic, and I'm just a little suspicious of the pipes and valves.

In fact, MAO's design of the nuclear plant inside the pipe valves are quite high, not as shown in the show. Like the nuclear power plants that MAO Tse designed for us, the Chinese operate them even with little stools.

It's a bit of a given that the two of them can pull without tools. When the pressure on both sides of the valve is different, the valve is very heavy. It is necessary to wear the valve wrench when operating normally.

Chernobyl repeatedly asks "What is the price of lying?"

"The real danger," says Chernobyl, "is that if we hear too many lies, we will no longer be able to tell the truth."

Ironically, the "Chernobyl" miniseries isn't lying, it's only telling part of the truth. Mislead the audience with part of the truth, and deceive the audience with lies, half a dozen.
 
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