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Oleksiy Ananenko, one of the three divers who went to empty a water tank under the burning Chernobyl nuclear reactor in 1986, reveals how HBO's new show didn't get a few things right. Oleksiy Ananenko was one of the three divers who went underneath the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in 1986.14 Jun 2019

Did they empty the water tanks at Chernobyl?

The pools containing some 20 million litres of water had to be drained and the only way to do that was by manually turning the correct valves down in the now flooded basement. Enter our three heroes.

Are the 3 divers from Chernobyl still alive?

Contrary to reports that the three divers died of radiation sickness as a result of their action, all three survived. Shift leader Borys Baranov died in 2005, while Valery Bespalov and Oleksiy Ananenko, both chief engineers of one of the reactor sections, are still alive and live in the capital, Kiev.

Who is responsible for Chernobyl cleanup?

Viktor Bryukhanov, the man blamed for the Chernobyl disaster, has died at age 85. Bryukhanov was in charge of the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine when the devastating accident occurred in 1986. Afterward, he was held responsible and was imprisoned.

Who took the elephant’s foot photo?

Artur Korneyev The man in this photo, Artur Korneyev, has likely visited this area more than anyone else, and in doing so has been exposed to more radiation than almost anyone in history.

Did Chernobyl victims go to Switzerland for treatment?

Toni Frisch, in his speech to the plenary session, emphasised that Switzerland will continue its humanitarian aid to the victims of Chernobyl. The SDC has provided some 16.5 million francs since 2000 for humanitarian projects in those communities in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia that were stricken by the disaster.

Did dyatlov know the core exploded?

It has since been established that the reactor exploded before the control rods could fully descend into the core. But the operators did not know that at the time. Their first reaction was to try to lower them by gravity. Nothing happened.

Why was iodine given after Chernobyl?

Chernobyl, the miniseries, insinuates that if people in the areas surrounding the catastrophic explosion had kept a supply of potassium iodide tablets on hand and taken them as soon as the disaster occurred, those tablets would have blocked radioactive iodine from flooding the thyroids of people in proximity to the …

Is the elephant’s foot still sinking?

The foot is still active. In '86 the foot would have been fatal after 30 seconds of exposure; even today, the radiation is fatal after 300 seconds.

Can I visit the elephants foot?

Today, it still radiates heat and death, and is therefore still very dangerous. Fortunately, it is sealed under the New Safe Confinement, so visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant and working near the new sarcophagus is safe.