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What Exactly Happened at Chernobyl?

Season 5 Episode 77 | 8m 54s

On April 26, 1986, in modern day Ukraine, the Soviet Union’s Chernobyl Power Complex nuclear reactor 4 exploded. This week on Reactions, we talk about the chemistry behind this catastrophic event.

Aired: 08/14/19
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