Regarding the Background of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Explosion

On this day, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was about to conduct a special experiment planned by Deputy Director Nikolai Fomin. The experiment's objective was to determine if the electricity generated by the spinning turbine, due to inertia when the reactor shut down, could supply enough power to the cooling systems. The reason for conducting such an experiment was to prove that the nuclear power plant's safety systems were fully functional. Although this should have been completed during the design and commissioning phases, to meet the completion deadline dictated by Moscow for the sake of the communist bloc's characteristic "victorious early achievement," it was omitted. The plant's completion was already declared, and the involved personnel had even received medals for their contribution. Therefore, despite the Chernobyl plant already being in commercial operation, the relevant parties felt compelled to rush and complete the safety tests. Thus, the nuclear plant underwent the safety test, which soon led to a major explosion.