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Chernobyl-Style Disasters Are Still Happening
15:53 - 20:59 (05:06)
Men at a nuclear power plant in Arkansas in 1980 were at risk of causing a Chernobyl-style disaster when they were instructed to dump a radioactive liquid directly into the larger tank, resulting in the pouring of seven times the authorized amount of liquid.
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Eben Byers, an industrialist and socialite in the 1920s, drank Radithor regularly believing it would improve his health.
15:53 - 19:32 (03:38)
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Eben Byers, an industrialist and socialite in the 1920s, drank Radithor regularly believing it would improve his health. However, the radium-laced water caused him to suffer from radiation poisoning and ultimately led to his death.
ChapterChernobyl-Style Disasters Are Still Happening
EpisodeFatal Dose: Three Tales of Radiation Poisoning
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The Chernobyl disaster was caused by the pressure on the men to cut safety corners.
19:32 - 20:59 (01:27)
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The Chernobyl disaster was caused by the pressure on the men to cut safety corners. They were instructed to dump the radioactive liquid directly into the larger tank, meaning that they were at high risk of pouring too much in without measuring, which caused a loud explosion and a flash of blue radiation.