Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown Season 1 Episode 1 - Inferno

Airdate: 2026-Apr-19

Episode summary:

Survivors recount the terrifying first 24-hours of the worst nuclear accident in history. After a reactor explodes during a safety test at a power plant in Ukraine, firefighters rush to the scene, unaware of the lethal levels of radiation. Soviet authorities try to cover up the disaster as a cloud of radiation begins to circle the world.

About Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown series:

On April 26th, 1986, a safety test at unit number four of the Chernobyl power station triggered the worst nuclear accident in history. The massive ...Show more >