I dropped the rods from the other panel.
They're still up.
What?
They're still only a third of the way in, I don't know why. I already sent the trainees down to the reactor hall to lower them by hand.
What about the pumps?
I can't get through to Khodemchuk, the lines are down.
Fuck the phones and fuck Khodemchuk. Are the pumps on or not?
Stolyarchuk?
My control panel's not working. I tried calling for the electricians--
I don't give a shit about the panel! I need water in my reactor core! Get down there and make sure those pumps are on. Now!
[several engineers leave the control room as Dyatlov sits down at a desk]
What does the dosimeter say?
Ah, 3.6 roentgen, but that's as high as the meter--
3.6. Not great, not terrible.
[quietly, to Toptunov] We did everything right.
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