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Name: Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown
Genre: History
Released: 2026-05-17

2026
1 Season

The Chernobyl reactor meltdown marked the world's worst nuclear disaster; experts and survivors revisit the catastrophic event, the KGB cover up, and the present-day war in Ukraine.

Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown is a series that ran for 1 seasons (4 episodes) between May 17, 2026 and on

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4. Fallout

May 17, 2026

As the USSR collapses, an investigation uncovers the cause of the accident and scale of the Soviet cover up. Today, Chernobyl's toxic legacy persists as the nuclear exclusion zone becomes a war zone, raising fears of another disaster.

3. Sacrifice

May 17, 2026

In the weeks following the meltdown, workers battle lethal radiation to clear debris and construct a protective tomb around the destroyed reactor. Amid speculation, Soviet scientists reveal what they can about the cause of the catastrophe.

2. Cover Up

May 17, 2026

The day after the incident, helicopter crews brave deadly radioactive smoke to extinguish the fire raging in the reactor core. As 50,000 locals evacuate, Soviet authorities try to conceal the scale and human cost of the accident.

1. Inferno

May 17, 2026

On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion rips through a reactor during a safety test at a power plant in Ukraine, triggering the worst nuclear accident in history. Within 24 hours, a lethal radioactive cloud starts to circle the globe.

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