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Anatoly Dyatlov : What does the dosimeter say?
Alexandr Akimov : 3.6 roentgen. But that's as high as the meter...
Anatoly Dyatlov : 3.6 - not great, not terrible.
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[Akimov's voice slowly fades in immediately after the explosion]
Alexandr Akimov : Comrade Dyatlov! Comrade Dyatlov! Comrade Dyatlov! Comrade Dyatlov! Comrade Dyatlov!
Anatoly Dyatlov : What just happened?
Alexandr Akimov : I don't know.
[Brazhnik runs in]
Brazhnik : There's a fire in the turbine hall.
Anatoly Dyatlov : The turbine hall. The control system tank. Hydrogen.
[he looks at Akimov and Toptunov]
Anatoly Dyatlov : You and Toptunov, you morons blew the tank.
Leonid Toptunov : No, that's not...
Anatoly Dyatlov : This is an emergency, everyone stay calm. Our first priority is -
[Perevozchenko runs in]
Perevozchenko : It's exploded!
Anatoly Dyatlov : We know. Akimov, are we cooling the reactor core?
Alexandr Akimov : We shut it down, but the control rods are still not... they're not all the way in, I disengaged the clutch...
Anatoly Dyatlov : All right, I'll disconnect the servos from the standby console.
[he looks at Stolyarchuk and Kirschenbaum]
Anatoly Dyatlov : You two, get the backup pumps running. We need water moving through the core, that is all that matters.
Perevozchenko : There IS no core! It exploded, the core exploded!
[everyone freezes, suddenly afraid]
Anatoly Dyatlov : He's in shock, get him out of here.
Perevozchenko : The lid is off. The stack is burning. I saw it.
Anatoly Dyatlov : [picking up a phone and dialing] You're confused, RBMK reactor cores don't explode. Akimov!
Leonid Toptunov : [sotto voce, to Akimov] Sasha...
Alexandr Akimov : Don't worry, we did everything right. Something... something strange has happened.
Leonid Toptunov : Do you taste metal?
Anatoly Dyatlov : Akimov!
Alexandr Akimov : Comrade Perevozchenko, what you're saying is physically impossible, the core can't explode. It has to be the tank.
Anatoly Dyatlov : We're wasting time. Let's go!
[he hangs the phone and heads for the door]
Anatoly Dyatlov : Get the hydrogen out of the generators and pump water into the core.
Brazhnik : What about the fire?
Anatoly Dyatlov : [annoyed] Call the fire brigade.
[he walks out]
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Anatoly Dyatlov : Do we still have a phone line to the outside? Akimov? Call in the day shift.
Alexandr Akimov : But... if
Anatoly Dyatlov : We have to keep water flowing through the core. We need electricians, mechanics-- we need bodies. How many times do I have to say it?
[Dyatlov sees that Akimov is reluctant to bring more men to the plant, and will need stronger persuasion]
Anatoly Dyatlov : I'm going to the Administration Building now. To call Bryukhanov. And Fomin. They're going to want a full report. I don't know if I can make things better for you. But I can certainly make them worse.
[stops just short of Akhimov's face]
Anatoly Dyatlov : Call in the day shift, Comrade Akimov.
