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Join us Thursday, September 5 at 5:30
Fact vs Fiction in HBO's Chernobyl
Chris Perfetti
Assistant ProfessorDept of Nuclear Engineering
University of New Mexico
HBO's recent "Chernobyl" mini-series delves into the history behind the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the most deadly nuclear power accident to ever occur, but how much of the series is accurate and how much is fictionalized? Dr. Perfetti will discuss the fact VS fiction behind HBO's Chernobyl mini-series in hopes of demystifying the Chernobyl disaster and opening a dialog on nuclear reactor physics in an approachable (and beer-friendly) way.
Topic covered will include: the health effects of radiation exposure, radiation sickness, Nuclear Reactor Physics 101, the timeline of events at the Chernobyl disaster, and whether a "Chernobyl-like event" could ever occur in US nuclear reactors.
