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Inside SKALA: How Chernobyl’s reactor was actually controlled
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In this episode, we go inside SKALA — the unique computer system that once controlled the RBMK reactors at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.But this time, w...
If you are interested in the locations of Royal Observer Corps posts then head over to our friends at Subterranea Britannica and their interactive map:![]()
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Nuclear Monitoring Posts – Subterranea Britannica
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Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted to the study and investigation of man-made (including Nuclear Bunkers) and man-used underground places.
The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) were responsible for the scientific interpretation of the data gathered by the Royal Observer Corps and for generating information and warnings from it. Their motto was "Sound an alarm". ![]()
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Interestingly, the WB1400 Warning Broadcast system that the whole of the UK relied on for get the 4 minute air attack warning was codenamed HANDEL. This piece of music is why, it's called "Sound an alarm" and it's from Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus".![]()
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HANDEL Sound an alarm (from Judas Maccabaeus) - Jack Colver, tenor, May 2014
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Jack Colver, tenor, performs in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD on Ma...
Here are some photos taken in the bunker in the mid 80s showing the crew hard at work on the group balcony, the datacentre and in sector operations. This is before the operations balcony was partitioned off at the end of the 80s.