Brazhnik Turbine Emergency Work
Returns to the turbine area and participates in emergency actions around damaged machinery and burning equipment.
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1986 in Ukraine
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Brazhnik Turbine Fire Report
Runs to the control room and reports that fires have broken out in the turbine hall.
Brazhnik Turbine Hall Duty
Works in the turbine section when the Unit 4 explosion damages the adjoining plant structures.
Gorbachenko Dosimetry Duty
Works as a radiation-monitoring technician during the first hours after the Unit 4 explosion.
Gorbachenko Hospital Treatment
Receives medical attention after completing emergency dosimetry and rescue duties during the first response.
Gorbachenko Radiation Burn
Receives radiation exposure while carrying out monitoring and rescue work in highly contaminated areas.
Gorbachenko Radiation Survey with Dyatlov
Accompanies Anatoly Dyatlov during an external inspection of the damaged Unit 4 complex.
Gorbachenko Shashenok Rescue
Helps Pyotr Palamarchuk rescue the badly injured Vladimir Shashenok from the damaged plant.
Khodemchuk Body Unrecovered
Remains missing beneath the destroyed Unit 4 structure because rescuers cannot safely recover his body.
Khodemchuk Killed in Reactor Explosion
Is killed when the Unit 4 explosion destroys part of the main circulation pump building.
Khodemchuk Night Shift Pump Duty
Works in the main circulation pump area of Unit 4 during the night shift before the explosion.
Kibenok Firefighter Rescue Assistance
Helps weakened firefighters descend after radiation sickness symptoms begin affecting crews on the roof.
Kibenok Pripyat Brigade Arrival
Arrives from Pripyat with firefighters responding to the expanding emergency at Units 3 and 4.
Kibenok Roof Firefighting Command
Supervises firefighters tackling highly radioactive burning debris on the roofs near Unit 3.
Kibenok Ventilation Block Deployment
Deploys his crew toward the ventilation-block area after receiving directions from Vladimir Pravik.
Palamarchuk Dosimetrist Contact
Locates radiation-monitoring technician Vladimir Gorbachenko so they can continue the rescue attempt.
Palamarchuk Shashenok Rescue
Helps recover the unconscious Vladimir Shashenok from the damaged Unit 4 area.
Palamarchuk Shashenok Search
Searches for Vladimir Shashenok after communications with his instrument room are lost.
Palamarchuk Turbine Area Evacuation Warning
Warns personnel in the turbine area to leave as fires, structural damage and radiation make continued work dangerous.
Palamarchuk Turbine Hall Inspection
Moves into the turbine hall after the explosions and sees fires, damaged pipes and radioactive debris.
Pravik First Fire Crew Arrival
Leads one of the first firefighting crews to reach the damaged Unit 4 complex after the alarm.
Pravik Major Fire Alarm
Calls for extensive reinforcements after recognizing that fires threaten multiple structures around the reactor.
Pravik Turbine Hall Fire Direction
Directs firefighters toward fires affecting the turbine-hall roof and nearby structures.
Pravik Unit Three Roof Team
Leads firefighters onto the roof near Unit 3 to stop burning debris from spreading the fire.
Shashenok Death at Pripyat Hospital
Dies at Pripyat hospital without regaining consciousness after being rescued from the damaged Unit 4 building.
Shashenok Explosion Injuries
Suffers severe traumatic, thermal and radiation injuries when the explosion destroys his work area.
Shashenok Instrument Room Duty
Works in an instrument room monitoring turbine and reactor-related systems when Unit 4 explodes.
Shashenok Rescue from Room 604
Is recovered unconscious from the damaged plant by colleagues who carry him from the wrecked instrument area.
Stolyarchuk Accident Survival
Survives the Unit 4 accident and becomes one of the control-room personnel able to describe the night's events.
Stolyarchuk Coolant System Monitoring
Monitors coolant and feedwater conditions as reactor parameters change during the low-power test preparations.
Stolyarchuk Emergency Feedwater Pump Order
Responds to orders to establish emergency feedwater after the Unit 4 explosions.
Stolyarchuk Post-Explosion Control Room Duty
Remains at his control-room post while operators attempt to understand the damage and stabilize plant systems.
Stolyarchuk Reactor Cooling Effort
Supports efforts intended to maintain water flow toward the damaged reactor during the first hours of the accident.
Stolyarchuk Unit Four Control Duty
Works in the Unit 4 control room during the night of the turbine rundown test.
Tishura Acute Radiation Collapse
Collapses after developing severe symptoms during the high-radiation roof firefighting operation.
Tishura Pripyat Fire Brigade Response
Responds with the Pripyat fire brigade to fires around the damaged Unit 4 reactor.
Tishura Unit Three Roof Firefighting
Fights burning radioactive debris on the roof near Unit 3 and the ventilation block.
Titenok Pripyat Fire Response
Responds with the Pripyat fire brigade to the Chernobyl plant after the Unit 4 explosion.
Titenok Radiation Collapse
Becomes seriously ill during roof firefighting and is helped down by fellow firefighters.
Titenok Ventilation Roof Firefighting
Fights radioactive fires on the roof near the ventilation block and Unit 3.
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