“Legasov: Are you all right? Khomyuk: They didn't hurt me. They let a pregnant woman in with—oh, it doesn't matter. They were stupid. I was stupid. Dyatlov don't talk to me. Akimov, yes, Toptunov, yes, but... Valery, Akimov... his face was gone. Legasov: You want to stop? Khomyuk: Is that a choice I…”Tagged: lunatic, Scientist
“No one leaves. We cut the phone lines. Contain the spread of misinformation. That is how we keep the people from undermining the fruits of their own labor.”Tagged: misniformation, Labor
“Misha: [Picks up chunk of graphite from core] Vasily... Hey, Vasily, what's this? Vasily Ignatenko: I don't know, Misha. Don't fuck around with it. Hook these up, come on. [to so-and-so] Do you taste metal? Misha: Yeah, what is that? Vasily Ignatenko: I don't know. Misha: [later] No! [Screams from…”Tagged: radiation burns
“Bryukhanov: I take it the safety test was a failure? Anatoly Dyatlov: We have the situation under control. Fomin: Under control? It doesn't look like it's under control. Bryukhanov: Shut up, Fomin. I have to tell the Central Committee about this. Do you realize that? I have to get on the phone and…”Tagged: Nuclear Meltdown, Radiation, Chernobyl
“[April 26, 1986: Immediately after the explosion, deputy chief engineer Anatoly Dyatlov stands shocked as shift supervisor Aleksandr Akimov calls his name repeatedly and alarms blare] Aleksandr Akimov: Comrade Dyatlov? Comrade Dyatlov?! Anatoly Dyatlov: What just happened? Leonid Toptunov: I don't…”Tagged: Chernobyl, Hydrogen, Emergency
“[April 26, 1986: Meeting in the power plant office, engineer Anatoly Sitnikov reports high radiation in reactor 4] Dyatlov: What's wrong with you? How'd you get that number from feedwater leaking from a blown tank? Anatoly Sitnikov: You don't. Dyatlov: Then what the fuck are you talking about?…”Tagged: Chernobyl, Hydrogen, Emergency, Nuclear Meltdown
“[Meeting of the plant's executive committee] Zharkov: I wonder how many of you know the name of this place. We all call it ‘Chernobyl’, of course. What is its real name? Viktor Bryukhanov: The Vladimir I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station. Zharkov: Exactly. Vladimir I. Lenin. [points to the image of Lenin…”Tagged: Lenin, Nuclear Power, Chernobyl
“You fight for 20 years and you get nowhere you're not a rebellion. Just spray paint.”Tagged: Spray Paint , rebel, Rebellion
“If you don't think there's hope for the world then why bother going on?”Tagged: Hope, World, Bother, persistent