The series has been out for more than a year and I’m sure others have commented competently about it. But I’ve just finished the final episode, and I want to throw in my two cents.

It’s a remarkable account. Excusing a bit of excessive but very effective gore, it’s an excellent program. I remember the incident, having lived through it and long been interested in nuclear technology, but am not particularly familiar with the political details. I am, however, familiar with the science, with the accumulation of xenon gas and the peculiar structure of the control rods that led to the catastrophe when the “scram” button was pressed. In that one particular of scientific verisimilitude, the series goes far beyond what I expected and hoped, and offers a compelling technical account of the evolving disaster.