Paltsi Beach Pelion, Greece Παραλία Πάλτση Πήλιο

Mourtia Beach Pelion 2, Greece Παραλία Μουρτιά Πήλιο 2

Liri beach in Pelion Greece Παραλία Λύρη Πήλιο

Dyatlov, and Committee members Bryukhanov and Fomin are put on trial for their mismanagement of the disaster. Shcherbina, Khomyuk and Legasov give testimony. Whilst Legasov attributes the incident to Dyatlov's blatant disregard for safety procedure, he does not hold him solely responsible. He reveals (though in doing so admits that his testimony at a hearing in Vienna was a lie) that the boron-made control rods, meant to reduce reactivity, actually had their tips manufactured from graphite – a material that accelerates reactivity – solely because it was cheaper to do so. Legasov's revelation effectively makes the government responsible for the suppression of this information – when Akimov engaged AZ-5 to shut down the reactor, he had unknowingly triggered the explosion. Senior KGB deputy Charkov privately informs Legasov that his testimony will be rejected by the state, and his role in preventing the disaster getting out of hand will be attributed to other people. The series' end credits reveal the fates of several key people involved in the clean-up of the Chernobyl disaster, and state that the show is dedicated to their bravery and sacrifices.