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How fitting in this case is the airing of the HBO Miniseries Chernobyl? The timing sometimes is just so perfect
by eecc 7y ago
How fitting in this case is the airing of the HBO Miniseries Chernobyl?
The timing sometimes is just so perfect
- StavrosK 7y agoYou're probably hearing about this because Chernobyl aired. It wouldn't be newsworthy otherwise.
- new4thaccount 7y agoThere is some series on nuclear disasters going on all the time. PBS just did a big one on Fukishima last year and Command and Control has been put out again recently. Maybe it's a slight surge, but people have always been interested in these subjects. If you haven't seen either I would highly recommend. Command and Control is particularly frightening as many don't know about it.
- dTal 7y agoChernobyl is particularly relevant though due to the similarity of the potential failure modes (control rod thermal failure preventing full insertion leading to meltdown).
- jotm 7y agoI've read about the cracks around a year ago. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43988385 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43988385 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/06/cracks-nuclear-reactor-threaten-uk-energy-policy-hunsterston https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/06/cracks-n...