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Chernobyl

Serhii Plokhy

Follow the Chernobyl disaster from its dangerous reactor test through evacuation, containment, and political upheaval, with attention to the people, decisions, and uncertainties behind each stage.

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24 parts, about 33 minutes to read.

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Author
Serhii Plokhy
Parts
24 parts
Reading time
about 33 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Preface: the abandoned city1 min
  2. Prologue: an alarm in Sweden1 min
  3. 1. Congress1 min
  4. 2. Road to Chernobyl1 min
  5. 3. Power plant2 min
  6. 4. Friday night2 min
  7. 5. Explosion2 min
  8. 6. Fire1 min
  9. 7. Denial2 min
  10. 8. High commission1 min
  11. 9. Exodus1 min
  12. 10. Taming the reactor2 min
  13. 11. Deadly Silence2 min
  14. 12. Exclusion Zone1 min
  15. 13. China Syndrome2 min
  16. 14. Counting Lives1 min
  17. 15. War of Words1 min
  18. 16. Sarcophagus2 min
  19. 17. Crime and Punishment2 min
  20. 18. Writers’ Block1 min
  21. 19. Nuclear Revolt1 min
  22. 20. Independent Atom1 min
  23. 21. Global Shelter1 min
  24. Epilogue1 min

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