Episode 2

"Episode 2" (named: "Please Remain Calm") is the second episode of Chernobyl. It was written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck. The episode first aired on May 13, 2019 on the US pay TV channel HBO.
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== Summary ==
Seven hours after the accident in Chernobyl, a measuring station in Minsk sounds the alarm. At the same time, the Pripyat city hospital is filling up with first responders suffering from radiation sickness.
== Plot ==
Seven hours after the explosion, Ulana Khomyuk spotted an increase in radioactive particles in Minsk. She deduces that there was an incident in Chernobyl. After her concerns are rejected by the Central Committee, she makes her own way to Chernobyl. In Pripyat's overcrowded hospital, Lyudmilla finds out that Vasily has been flown to Moscow with other radiation patients. In Moscow, Legasov explains to Chairman Gorbachev that the situation in Chernobyl must be more serious than portrayed. Legasov is sent to Chernobyl with the still skeptical Shcherbina. Legasov sees the graphite debris from the helicopter and makes out blue, ionizing radiation. This makes it clear that the core is exposed. Shcherbina is now convinced and confronts Bryukhanov and Fomin with the facts, who in turn accuse Legasov of being misinformed. But General Vladimir Pikalov drives to the reactor with a dosimeter that can measure high levels of radiation and confirms the fear and the high levels. Legasov now instructs the military to extinguish the fire by dropping sand and boron. Helicopters are exposed to radiation from the core, and one crashes after colliding with a crane. As news of the accident spreads, Pripyat is eventually evacuated. Khomyuk also arrives at Chernobyl and warns Legasov and Shcherbina about the risk of a large steam explosion if the core burns through to the large catch basin beneath the reactor. Legasov asks Gorbachev for permission on a deadly mission to drain the water from under the core. Employees Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov and Boris Baranov volunteer. 
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