Chernobyl: Utopia in Flames

Season 1 Episode 1: Paradise

Since 1971, the young nuclear engineer Nikolai Steinberg has been working on the gigantic construction site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. As a student in Moscow he first heard of the secret RBMK reactor, meant to power the Soviet economy. In the middle of nowhere, the Soviet Union builds a paradise for nuclear engineers and their families: the Chernobyl plant with its four reactor units, and the Ukrainian town of Pripyat.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Hansi Jochmann, Mark Rossman

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2023

Rating:

7.5