Today 31 years ago three men gave their lives to stop a second thermonuclear blast in Chernobyl, most probably saving thousands of lives across Europe.
Valeri Bezpalov, Boris Baranov and Alexie Ananenko knowing it ment their deaths dived into radioactive water with subpar gear. All died within days afterwards - their bodies so radioactive they had to be buried in lead lined and sealed coffins
http://knowledgenuts.com/2014/04/13/when-three-divers-swam-into-the-jaws-of-chernobyl/
@ohyran i think this is inaccurate it seems like they actually survived
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster...
and it couldn't have caused a thermonuclear explosion , the risk was that there would be a steam explosion that would spread radioactive material, but every time radiation and explosions are mentioned people start making assumptions
@ohyran this is a list of people directly killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster