Valery LegasovAugust 1986
Discusses characteristics of the RBMK reactor design while explaining how reactor behaviour interacted with actions taken during the test.
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Discusses characteristics of the RBMK reactor design while explaining how reactor behaviour interacted with actions taken during the test.
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