People 5 it because it's amusing; not everything has to be laugh out loud funny, and you should understand that being on YTMND. Appreciate drier humor in life =p
The automatic emergency cooling system was disconnected so that it would not interfere with the experiment. The experiment was NOT to test the cooling systems.
The test would determine whether the turbines could create enough energy while spinning on its own inertia in order to keep the pumps going and prevent an accident.
The experiment had nothing to do with cooling systems! If the reactor has no outside power, it cannot run, and the cooling systems would stop, causing the reactor to overheat and people not having fun.
Chernobyl was a terrible accident indeed, but it's a shame that humanities irrational response was a negative view of nuclear power. Chernobyl results from an experiment conducted with pure lack of ethics and safety. It's not a sign of the inherent evil
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