Chernobyl

07/30/19 • 59 min

On April 26th, 1986, the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in the U.S.S.R. experienced two explosions and a meltdown as a result. This event had the potential to be a global catastrophe and changed the world's perspective on nuclear energy forever. This event also inspired the recent HBO miniseries with the same name. In this episode, Skye and Dylan discuss what exactly happened to cause the explosion and what happened as a result.

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