Chapter 1
The fateful test at reactor four
Chapter 2
The human shield of liquidators
Chapter 3
A city frozen in time
Chapter 4
The modern shield and memory
YOUR GOAL
Master of The human story of Chernobyl
Ch 2 · The human shield of liquidators
artiteacher These military liquidators cleared deadly debris in shifts of just 40 to 90 seconds to avoid absorbing lethal
artiteacher Soot-covered Tula coal miners work inside the dark tunnel beneath the Chernobyl reactor
Fun Fact
Liquidators survived: Despite popular myths that the three Chernobyl 'divers' died of radiation days later, all three survived, and two are still alive.
Glossary
liquidator (noun)
A person appointed to carry out the winding up of a company. In 1986, Soviet liquidators cleared highly radioactive debris from the damaged reactor site in Chernobyl.
A person appointed to carry out the winding up of a company. In 1986, Soviet liquidators cleared highly radioactive debris from the damaged reactor site in Chernobyl.
Quiz
What did the three 'divers' wear as they waded through the radioactive water in the basement?
Quiz
What was the name of the temporary concrete structure completed in November 1986 to cover Reactor 4?
Quiz
What was the maximum time a 'bio-robot' was allowed to work on the highly radioactive roof?
Quiz
What nickname was given to the soldiers who manually cleared radioactive graphite from the reactor roof?
Quiz
Who were the three Chernobyl 'divers' who went into the flooded basement to open the drainage valves?
Quiz
How many cubic meters of concrete were used to build the original Chernobyl Sarcophagus?
Quiz
Why did the coal miners dig a tunnel directly underneath the damaged Reactor 4?