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The audio begins with a sonorous narration, setting the scene of the tragic Chernobyl disaster in the USSR. An unexpected trip to Pripyat, a city now ghostly and abandoned following the nuclear catastrophe. The focus sharpens on the pivotal role of the AZ-5, the emergency shutdown button for the RBMK-1000 nuclear reactor. The sound of a heart-thumping alarm resonates in the background as the narrator explains the RBMK-1000 reactor's design and the functionality of the AZ-5 button. The trip inside the silent Chernobyl plant is eerie, the silence only broken by the echo of footsteps and the occasional creak. The narration then takes a chilling turn as it delves into the fateful night when the button was pushed, setting off a scram - an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. The audio description brings to life the horrifying reality of the nuclear safety breach that led to the explosion. The audio then takes on a more som