The Chernobyl Liquidators

☢️April 26, 1986 was the date of the worst nuclear disaster in history. ☢️ What was supposed to be a standard safety test, ended up with the explosion of reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine, in the Soviet Union. Once the fire was extinguished, and the danger of further explosions eliminated, what remained was a complete mess. It was a mess that someone had to clean up. Around 600,000 people were recruited by the Soviet government for the job. They were known as Liquidators. Become a Simple History member: Support us on Patreon: Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: `/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA Amazon UK Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Script: Dejan Milivojevic Narrator: Bryan ’Lazlo’ Beauregard