"Did you tell him the truth about the situation here? Did you tell him what the explosion of the fourth reactor meant? "Besonova asked.
"The reactor exploded? That's impossible. Nothing like that has ever happened. The reactor is not an atomic bomb. How could it explode? "Breyuhanov shook his head.
"Then how do you explain the graphite fragments on the ground?"
"I don't know. There is still some graphite in storage at the fifth reactor under construction. Maybe it came from there," Breyuhanov argued.
"Then why did you suggest to Shelbina to evacuate the residents of Pripyat?" Besonova asked coldly. "Is it because there is a voice in your heart telling you that it was not the water tank that exploded, but the reactor? You don't actually believe your own bullshit, do you?"
"I asked Dyatlov and Akimov, the foreman on duty that night. They told me that the water tank exploded, and the radiation level was 3.6 roentgens. I confirmed it with them again and again. They are all experienced engineers in the nuclear power plant. At times like this, I need to trust my subordinates. After that, I called Moscow, and the higher-ups told us to continue injecting water into the reactor. That's what we've been doing."
Breyuhanov looked aggrieved. "I call Moscow every hour to report on the situation of the reactor. Fumin is also trying to find a way to fill the reactor with water. Then Vorobyov suddenly came to me and told me that the radiation exceeded 250 roentgens. Who do you want me to believe? My subordinates? Or the cold instrument in Vorobyov's hand? If you've been in my business long enough, you'll know that machines have minor problems from time to time. That's why we hire experienced engineers. "
"To hell with experienced engineers!" Besonova resisted the urge to swear. "Didn't you send Anatoly to die? Isn't he also an experienced engineer? Why didn't you listen to him?"
"I …" Breyuhanov was speechless.
While Besonova was asking the question, Zhang Heng was also observing Breyuhanov coldly. Like Dyatlov and Akimov, Breyuhanov's heart was obviously suffering. His rational mind had already sensed that something had happened at the nuclear power plant, but he refused to admit it.
In particular, it was too difficult for the man in front of him to go back on what he had said a few hours ago in front of his boss. He didn't have such courage at all.
In the past, there had been some minor accidents at the nuclear power plant, but because they weren't too serious, Bryuhanov had used his own means to suppress them. This had made his resume very good, and recently he had been working hard to improve. So this time, he was more inclined to Dyatlov and Akimov's view.
He kept comforting himself that it was just a water tank explosion. Although he had driven around the reactor and seen the tragedy there, Dyatlov and Akimov's explanation was like a life-saving straw to him. Once he grasped it, he could not let go.
He could only repeat the first lie over and over again until he was completely swallowed by it.
When he realized that the radiation was more serious than he had imagined, he finally plucked up the courage to propose to Moscow to evacuate the residents of Pripyat. This was probably the only useful thing he did after the explosion.
In the end, however, Shelbina rejected his proposal. The reactor was safe, and the radiation was controllable. Moscow was unwilling to evacuate the residents of Pripyat. In Shelbina's view, it was a completely artificial nuclear scare. When Russia was promoting nuclear energy on a large scale, it was very likely that it would cause people to resist nuclear energy. The previously formulated energy plan would probably have to be put on hold for a while.
This was why Shelbina flatly rejected Breyuhanov's proposal to evacuate the residents. Even after receiving Breyuhanov's "beautiful" report, Moscow immediately formed an accident investigation committee.
"Ask him about the expert panel," Zhang Heng said to Coconut.
"The first group of experts boarded the plane at nine o 'clock in the morning. I just received news that they have arrived at Kiev Airport and are on their way to Chernobyl. The team is led by the chief engineer of the Atomic Energy Union, B. Ya Plushin. In addition, the deputy chairman Ignatenko, the deputy director of the Hydroelectric Engineering Research Institute, Konvitz, the reactor designer, and the Atomic Energy Research Institute have also sent people. There are also some other people." Breyuhanov was very honest about this issue.
After a pause, he continued, "The second group is of a higher level. There are senior assistant prosecutors, the minister of civil defense, the commander of the chemical warfare unit, and several other ministers and academicians. Their plane will take off in half an hour, but I received news that it is not easy to contact them on the weekend. The departure time may be delayed. It is said that Shelbina will also fly over after dealing with the matter at hand. "
"Then how are you going to explain all this to them?" Besonova sneered.
"Okay," Zhang Heng interrupted Besonova. Zhang Heng interrupted Besonova. After realizing that the expert panel could arrive at any time, he did not intend to waste any more time.
Zhang Heng did not forget that their purpose was to investigate the cause of the nuclear power plant explosion. He could understand Besonova's anger at Breyuhanov's concealment. Besonova was a resident of Pripyat, and she lived in that beautiful town, where her friends and lover were. Now, because Breyuhanov refused to believe the truth, these people were exposed to radiation.
However, this was not the issue that the players were concerned about. Compared to the huge disaster that Breyuhanov had brought to Pripyat and the nuclear power plant workers, Zhang Heng was more concerned about what role he played in the explosion.
"Ask him how much he knows about the safety experiment," Zhang Heng said to Coconut.
The latter nodded, and after a while, Besonova spoke again.
Breyuhanov hesitated for a moment. "The safety laboratory was designed by Chief Engineer Fuming. I actually don't know the specific steps. I just briefly understood what the experiment was about. We wanted to simulate an emergency power outage and use the inertia of the steam turbine to power the water pump. We have done this safety experiment before, but it didn't work.
Chief Engineer Fuming felt that the conditions were ripe, and he wanted to try it again. I swear I didn't know it would become like this. Otherwise, I would have stopped the experiment before it started. "
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