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Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown – Season 1, Episode 2 Cover Up

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The day after the incident, helicopter crews brave deadly radioactive smoke to extinguish the fire raging in the reactor core. As 50,000 locals evacuate, Soviet authorities try to conceal the scale and human cost of the accident.

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Tom Cook

Producer

David Dugan

Executive Producer

Amy Entelis

Executive Producer

Lyle Gamm

Executive Producer

Katie Hinman

Executive Producer

Carlo Massarella

Executive Producer
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Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown — Season 1, Episode 2

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Synopsis The day after the incident, helicopter crews brave deadly radioactive smoke to extinguish the fire raging in the reactor core. As 50,000 locals evacuate, Soviet authorities try to conceal the scale and human cost of the accident.
Executive Producer
David Dugan, Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm, Katie Hinman, Carlo Massarella, Carolyn Payne
Network
CNN
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 1, 2026