Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown

S01E03 Sacrifice

Cleanup crews move in to clear the deadly radioactive debris left by the explosion. Troops set up an exclusion zone, and Gorbachev demands the construction of a massive concrete sarcophagus to seal the ruined reactor. In Vienna, the Soviet Union finally offers its official account of the disaster to the world—but the truth behind their story remains uncertain.