Bro you wouldn’t lose your job, this is the Soviet Union, you don’t do what they say you get a bullet not demotion

Please remember it‘s the first time in history that something like this happened. These guys had no idea whatsoever. On top of that there are some other reasons the show will go into more later on.

The reason the people are in denial is because in their country, they know they'll be executed if it's found out they made a mistake

I remember as a kid, I was told by my parents to not go outside. Living in West Germany.

It's wild that 40 years later you still can't go to that city and be safe. It's frozen in time.

im so glad you took an art class... now you know how a Nuclear Reactor works.

In these miniseries, you guys will face the harsh reality of the Soviet Union

A small lesson on radioactivity. There are mainly three types of radioactive particles, Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Alpha is two protons and two neutrons moving relatively slowly. A piece of paper will stop alpha particles. Beta particles are basically loose electrons moving quickly. Most of your skin will stop Beta radiation but over time you will start to get that sunburned look from radiation burns. Gamma are very high energy photons and can pass through concrete, metal and most materials. The three ways you can protect yourself from radiation are Time, distance and shielding. You can block Alpha and Beta particles with basically a hazmat suit but gamma will still pass right through you so there is no practical way to shield against everything. You need something like a foot of lead or 6 feet of concrete to block 90% of gamma rays. Because gamma passes through most things the only way to really protect yourself is Time and distance. There's no such thing as a radiation proof suit so the only way to protect yourself is to get further away and or limit your time near radioactive materials. Radioactivity works on the inverse square law. For every doubling of your distance the dose rate goes down by four, so if you go from 10 feet to 20 feet away the dose is 1/4 at 20 feet compared to 10 feet away.  One horrible fact too is Alpha particle are the easiest to protect against with a suit and mask but if you breath in Alpha the dust will get into your lungs and irradiate you from the inside causing massive damage to your DNA and cells. If you have a basement you should test the air for Radon gas that's emitted from the earth naturally. Radon emits Alpha particles and if you breath it in over time it can cause lung cancer. Fun fact, your smoke detector in your house uses Americium in it which is radio active but its no threat unless you actually eat it, and speaking of eating bananas have radiation in them too, but again you'd have to eat literal truckloads for it to affect you. This concludes my TED talk lol.

Sounds like Sophie expects a government to be responsible and have a plan ready for any kinda future catastrophe that could potentially happen. 😂😂😂😂
As history goes to show you, they only do that after the catastrophe.

This is my country's history, i really appreciate that you choose to react to this show, thank you ❤ you are the best

One of the important things to realize about the kind of nuclear reactor they're talking about is that normally they CANNOT explode. Under normal conditions you can fire a missle into it and it won't explode.

But if a particular set of events happen in just the right order,  the reactor turns into a low grade nuclear bomb and explodes. The chances of it happening is lower than the chances of winning the PowerBall three times in a row.

But at this time,  at this place,  everything fell into place.  And BOOM!

Sophie getting heated over the denial of events and details by those in charge following the explosion, was everything I needed this morning haha.

when they were yelling at him... His mind was already mush.

I live in Scotland. The fallout reached us and affected agricultural policy.  It still does to this day. Also, clusters of areas of increased cancer diagnoses in Scotland have been linked to Chernobyl

Explanation on the reason touching the stuff was so bad.

Every time you get 2x closer to a radiation source you are getting 4x the radiation. 2x further is 1/4 the radiation.(Anything expanding in a sphere follows this pattern, sound, gravity, explosions, etc). Touching it is like 1000x worse than even being a few inches away. Being 1 inch away is 4x worse than 2 inches. 1/2 inch is 4x worse than 1 inch. 1/4 inch is 4x worse than 1/2 inch, etc...

Happy new Year Sophie and Mair. Looking forward with you guys

Didn`t you recon Maester Luwin from Game of Thrones? :D He is the KGB Dude

Am I missing something? Yeh. It’s Soviet Union.

can yall finish a show first 😂

My question all through this series is how strict are our governments being to check our current nuclear reactors, keep them completely up to date, and emergency procedures. Its scary.