The 1975 Leningrad Nuclear Accident: The Road to Chernobyl

Just under eleven years before Chernobyl exploded and contaminated swathes of Eastern Europe, we turn our attention far north to the very first reactor of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant. On November 30th, 1975, this reactor would suffer an accident that came frighteningly close to causing its complete destruction. This is the story of the Leningrad Chernobyl, from inside the Control Room, and inside the reactor core. Chapters: 00:00: Introduction 00:31: A Difficult Year 03:41: A Fatal Mistake 04:51: Fighting the Xenon Pit 07:53: The Impossible 11:14: Channel 13-33 14:48: Cover Up 16:43: The Leningrad Chernobyl Join the Discord here:   / discord   Thank you to Bobby and Sredmash for assisting in the writing of this script :)