On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the most devastating nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This one catastrophic event reverberated around the world, sparking international concern over the future of nuclear energy and exposing the dire human cost of a cover-up.

This gripping documentary dives into the first 48 hours of the disaster, from the fateful safety test that led to the explosion to the heroic divers who risked their lives to prevent a second, far more catastrophic explosion, to the evacuation of Pripyat the city of 50,000 that was suddenly forced to leave everything behind.

Hear directly from first hand witnesses, including nurses & paramedics at Pripyat Hospital and the chief operator of Reactor 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, as well as Military Historians and Professors of Radiochemistry.