Chernobyl: The Truth About the Turbine Rundown

Before we can properly analyse the events that befell the fourth reactor of Chernobyl Unit Four in the early hours of April 26th, 1986, we must first understand the context, the first few steps of the path. This of course begins with the now infamous turbine rundown programme, or the “experiment” that the operators were performing that night. Let us examine how the first few links in the chain of disaster were made.