Thread: Holidays to Chernobyl - Отпуск в Чернобыль?!

Originally Posted by HukoJIau

If the oficial version of this disaster was a design mistake, then IAEA would require the closure of all similar reactors, and this variant was impossible for USSR goverment, and a version of human error was the most convenient. By the way, all similar reactors have been upgraded to prevent a similar catastrophe in future. This suggests that not all was so safe. Where the truth, I don't know, but the personnel is not only one, who is guilty...

There are several identical reactors in use at a nuclear power plant called Ignalina in Lithuania. It's like "the sister" of Chernobyl. The name was mentioned a lot just after the accident. But the view of experts was that it was in fact safe. I guess that's a good reflection on the design.

Apparently that it is still in use; the Lithuanians refuse to close it, despite the EU insisting on it. I don't know what reservations the EU has though. Lithuania has no other good source of power and any alternative would make them too dependent on imports and "dirty energy" like coal.

I saw the documentary that's mentioned here, and IF the information in that reconstruction is true; then Dyagilev has a lot of lives on his conscience!! It's hard to imagine that anyone can decide to ignore safety regulations at a nuclear power plant...

Originally Posted by Hanna

I saw the documentary that's mentioned here, and IF the information in that reconstruction is true; then Dyagilev has a lot of lives on his conscience!! It's hard to imagine that anyone can decide to ignore safety regulations at a nuclear power plant...

Oh, no. The man in command was Alexander Akimov. Akimov claimed he objected the continuation of the experiment, but Dyatlov insisted. They both are dead now, but Dyatlov was the only one who managed to write a book though and I don't think that one can actually put all the blame on himself when he writes. The key reason for the accident was the fact that there was some 'grey spots' in the documentation and the operators assumptions about it were wrong. There was a risk, but still it's a mistake, but not negligence, in my opinion. Besides, the procedure for the experiment was approved by many other officials. They should have shut the thing down when it went wrong. But you have to take into account that it was USSR and it could cost a career or worse.