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Plant engineers Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bespalov, and Boris Baranov wore wetsuits and entered an underground corridor on the edge of the reactor building, an area that had become filled with firefighting water and coolant water, to locate and open release valves to drain the water.

Who saved Chernobyl disaster?

In the coming months and years around 600,000 decontamination workers, known as 'liquidators', were brought in to help clean up after the accident. They significantly helped to limit the short and long-term damage that the disaster had caused but thousands of them paid the ultimate price.

Who were the three heroes of Chernobyl?

Three men were assigned to this mission: Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov and shift supervisor Boris Baranov. Kitted out with wetsuits, spanners and dosimeters, they descended into the semi-flooded basement levels of Reactor 4, beneath the melting core, to prevent the imminent escalation of the disaster.

Did the 3 divers survive Chernobyl?

One of the other men on the mission, Baranov, died in 2005 but the third, Bespalov, is still alive and lives in the same district as Ananenko. Ananenko did not suffer any serious health problems straight after the mission and he was able to continue to work in the nuclear sector until 2017.

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 the 3 guys who went into Chernobyl?

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.

Why did the Russians want Chernobyl?

Some Russian military massed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone before crossing into Ukraine early on February 24, a Russian security source said, according to Reuters. Russia wants to control the Chernobyl nuclear reactor to signal to NATO not to interfere militarily, the source told the agency.

Is reactor 4 still burning?

Chernobyl reactor 4 is no longer burning. The reactor was originally covered after the disaster, but it resulted in a leak of nuclear waste and needed to be replaced. The systems for a new cover for the reactor were being tested in 2020 and is sometimes referred to as a "sarcophagus."

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.

Does Chernobyl still produce power?

Although no longer a working power station, Chernobyl was never fully abandoned and still requires constant management. Spent nuclear fuel is cooled at the site.