Chernobyl divers

Chernobyl divers

Ten days after the Chernobyl disaster, a further risk of massive thermal explosion was identified, then three men are known as "The Chernobyl divers" volunteered to swim through pooled water under leaked reactor to find and release the safety valves. They died a few days later due to radiation exposure

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