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CHERNOBYL LIQUIDATORS
The army did not have adequate uniforms adapted for use in radioactive conditions, so those enlisted to carry out work on the roof were obliged to cobble together their own clothing, made from lead sheets and measuring two to four millimeters thick.
Liquidators clear radioactive debris from the roof of the No. 4 reactor, throwing it to the ground where it will later be covered by the sarcophagus.
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A team of human liquidators prepares to clear radioactive debris off the roof of the No. 4 reactor.
A liquidator, outfitted with handmade lead shielding on his head, works to clean the roof of reactor No. 3.
