[YouTube] February 15th, 1971. In a small Moscow facility, a pair of scientists are talking about the experimental reactor situated right next to them. At the controls, the operator sits, waiting for the experiment to begin. Suddenly the reactor roars to life without warning. It has gone prompt critical. This is the story of how those scientists got there, what lessons were ignored and mistakes made in the lead up, and how one of these men would unintentionally make the leap into nuclear accident history, only to be largely forgotten to time...
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