Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown Season 1 Episode 4 - Truth

Airdate: 2026-Apr-20

Episode summary:

14 months after the disaster, plant operators face a Soviet show trial. At the reactor, scientists hunt for the deadly remains of the radioactive fuel. As the USSR crumbles, an independent investigation reveals the true cause of the accident, and the full scale of the cover up. 40 years later, the nuclear exclusion zone turns into a war zone.

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 >