26. Chernobyl — How It Happened

Why it was recommended

This is a presentation to students by an MIT professor that goes over exactly what happened, the sequence of events, mistakes made, and so on.

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What it covers

MIT 22.01 lecture by Michael Short explaining the Chernobyl accident technically, including RBMK reactor positive feedback, xenon poisoning and the cascade of human errors. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

MIT OpenCourseWare

Length

54 min 24 sec

Year

2019

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