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0h 10min, apr 26, 1986 y - Dyatlov prevents shutdown

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The protocol at this stage would be to shut the whole reactor down because the core has entered a xenon pit and is choking. The night crew were denied permission to shut down the reactor by

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0h 10min, apr 26, 1986 y
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~ 40 years ago