No. The reactor design was inherently unstable, especially at low power, (Reply #5)

In the discussion thread: Anyone watching the Monday HBO series Chernobyl? [View all]

Tue May 14, 2019, 08:02 AM

5. No. The reactor design was inherently unstable, especially at low power,

And was an accident waiting to happen, especially combined with the secrecy of the Soviets. A good book to read on this is “Midnight in Chernobyl” by Adam Higginbotham.

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
Anyone watching the Monday HBO series Chernobyl? [View all]	dixiegrrrrl	May 2019	OP
Yes. Discussed in another thread. I knew a young woman working in the Navy in Norway iirc	emmaverybo	May 2019	#1
Watching this for many reasons	RainCaster	May 2019	#2
In Ukraine, one of the big thing tourists do is visit the ghost town...	Lucky Luciano	May 2019	#3
Conspiracy Theorists	modrepub	May 2019	#4
No. The reactor design was inherently unstable, especially at low power,	LiberalLoner	May 2019	#5
Please don't bring that garbage to DU. nt	Codeine	May 2019	#13
Yes	Solly Mack	May 2019	#6
Yes.	mnhtnbb	May 2019	#7
I missed out on the news about Chernobyl..	dixiegrrrrl	May 2019	#11
What a story.	MicaelS	May 2019	#12
Very well-produced series, so far. (nt)	Paladin	May 2019	#8
yes. very well done...	IcyPeas	May 2019	#9
Thank you for that. !!	dixiegrrrrl	May 2019	#10
I was in South Korea when Chernobyl happened	MrScorpio	May 2019	#14

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