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All I'm gonna say is that HBO costs $21 a month! Thanks people! This thread was the final tipping point as I've been holding out. $21 a month.
Great series though. Riveting!
Great series though. Riveting!
Get Direct TV through AT&T with your phone, get unlimited data, and HBO is free.
Oh, the bill goes up, but HBO is still free and I still pay less than I did when I had cable. Plus I get BTN which I couldn’t get with cable.
Finally finished the series. I really enjoyed the last episode as it walked through the events leading up to the accident. They did a great job explaining the reactivity balance of a reactor core. It was amazing how different the control room culture was compared to the current nuclear industry. The montage at the end showing what happened to many key characters was nice.
They certainly took some artistic license. But it was necessary for TV. I did get a kick out of seeing power (MWt) digitally displayed. Overall it was a great series.
They certainly took some artistic license. But it was necessary for TV. I did get a kick out of seeing power (MWt) digitally displayed. Overall it was a great series.
From readings, Legasov wasn't the hero he is portrayed to be in the movie. Some scientists (not Legasov) raised questions at the trial about the design of the RBMK. Legasov dis lie at Vienna and did nothing to undo that lie. He remained a loyal party guy until the end until finally, on his third attempt at suicide he succeeded in killing himself.
You’ll hear that on the podcast. Dramatic license drove a few key scenes.
There were several scientists who brought up key things at trial, but to suddenly introduce them at the end would have lost the audience according to the creator.
When I was at Penn State there was an engineer who helped teach one of the classes and who was also working on his PhD. He had worked at Three Mile Island to help clean it up and told some interesting stories about it. I've always found it to be a pretty interesting topic since I seriously considered becoming a nuclear engineer when I was younger. Anyways, I stumbled across this YouTube video on what happened. It's a little over 30 minutes long, and it does focus a bit on the importance of doing an accident investigation properly. If you're interested in what happened and why, I think you'll enjoy it.
"loyal party guy" may not have been a choice. when one gets in a position of relative power, sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do to preserve the opportunity to serve the greater good. Its like a Senator having to vote for a bill that is packed with other crap or vote for a bill that they don't like to get another senator to vote for a different bill as a quid pro quo. In the soviet union, often, not being a party guy means not having a life.
I agree with all of that. My point was, he wasn't the "rogue" that he was portrayed to be
It was a nuclear reactor that exploded last week. Too much info out there to completely cover it up.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-small-nuclear-reactor-105246947.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-small-nuclear-reactor-105246947.html
Binged watched this series during a free weekend of HBO. As a nuclear engineer, I’ve been wanting to see it ever since I saw this thread (but as an engineer am too cheap to get HBO). I also went back and re-read this thread and have a few thoughts…..
Series was well done and did a very good job of explaining technical details so that most could understand, although having some knowledge of chemistry/physics/engineering helps.
I know what radiation can do to a man but, holy shit!…..seeing it on screen like that was terrifying.
The Russians really are assholes.
I’ve seen posts about the many mistakes being made, but you have to realize that the operators didn’t know what they were dealing with, mostly because they were never told that scenario was possible even though it was known to be. You only train for what you know, or are told, is possible. To me, the only mistakes after the explosion were: 1) not evacuating right away; and 2) not asking the world for help….which leads back to…..The Russians really are assholes.
Having worked in a nuclear power plant, I could not imagine the second thing I would do if this were to occur while on shift……the first being shitting my pants, of course.
Series was well done and did a very good job of explaining technical details so that most could understand, although having some knowledge of chemistry/physics/engineering helps.
I know what radiation can do to a man but, holy shit!…..seeing it on screen like that was terrifying.
The Russians really are assholes.
I’ve seen posts about the many mistakes being made, but you have to realize that the operators didn’t know what they were dealing with, mostly because they were never told that scenario was possible even though it was known to be. You only train for what you know, or are told, is possible. To me, the only mistakes after the explosion were: 1) not evacuating right away; and 2) not asking the world for help….which leads back to…..The Russians really are assholes.
Having worked in a nuclear power plant, I could not imagine the second thing I would do if this were to occur while on shift……the first being shitting my pants, of course.
I also like history. This event plays an important role in the history of whole mankind!
Yes.. I'm agree with you. I also like history and read a lot about Chernobyl, I watched many films about this and now I have got one dream more. I dream about a trip to Chernobyl. I'm looking for Chernobyl tours now, maybe someone has already traveled?I found a good variant https://chernobyl-from-kyiv.com/ , the prices are available , and you can choose a trip on your budget. I know, that situation in the world with this quarantine is terrible. But everything will be good, and we will be able to travel, so I plane my trip in advance!
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There are some awesome airfares out there. The Coronavirus hasn’t affected that region of the world that much. I say go for it now. You only live once!
I also like history. This event plays an important role in the history of whole mankind!
Yes.. I'm agree with you. I also like history and read a lot about Chernobyl, I watched many films about this and now I have got one dream more. I dream about a trip to Chernobyl. I'm looking for Chernobyl tours now, maybe someone has already traveled?I found a good variant https://chernobyl-from-kyiv.com/ , the prices are available , and you can choose a trip on your budget. I know, that situation in the world with this quarantine is terrible. But everything will be good, and we will be able to travel, so I plane my trip in advance!
Thanks a lotThere are some awesome airfares out there. The Coronavirus hasn’t affected that region of the world that much. I say go for it now. You only live once!
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