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: He insists it is merely a hydrogen tank explosion and orders workers into the most dangerous areas to manually lower control rods that no longer exist.

The episode ends with , a leading Soviet inorganic chemist, receiving a phone call. He is told there has been an "accident" but that the radiation is only 3.6 roentgen. Looking at the data, he realizes the reported numbers make no sense if the fire is still burning. He is the first to suspect that the unthinkable has happened: the core is open, and the world is in grave danger. Chernobyl_S01E01_German_720p_BluRay_x264-EXCiTED

), titled . Below is a summary of the harrowing events of that night, which serve as a cautionary "useful story" about the cost of lies and the fragility of safety. The Midnight Disaster : He insists it is merely a hydrogen

: Because the low-range dosimeters "max out" at 3.6 roentgen (the equivalent of a chest X-ray every few seconds), the leadership convinces themselves the situation is manageable, even as men begin to vomit and bleed in the hallways. The First Responders Looking at the data, he realizes the reported