![The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl](https://i.imgur.com/hCHzUy5.jpg)
The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl
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![Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "“Why didn't you press the AZ5 button?” This was the button that would plunge the control rods into the reactor, absorbing the neutrons and shutting down the Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "“Why didn't you press the AZ5 button?” This was the button that would plunge the control rods into the reactor, absorbing the neutrons and shutting down the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7GWy4oUIAAQYln.jpg:large)
Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "“Why didn't you press the AZ5 button?” This was the button that would plunge the control rods into the reactor, absorbing the neutrons and shutting down the
![The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl](https://external-preview.redd.it/YovtX_Utis_1wioB6JO2AObwObD6-0dOMmPYi6rAIQ4.jpg?auto=webp&s=4a89ed638234e0d84914c44a6123e7f4b9c11833)
The AZ-5 button on a screencap of the show and in real life in one of Chernobyl's control rooms. (top left) : r/chernobyl
Chernobyl Чернобыльской - AZ-5 button activating the SCRAM procedure - emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. It consists in inserting into the reactor core all emergency and control rods. Picture taken in
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![Manual control rod depth lever for reactor #2 in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, green and yellow buttons select upper and lower control rods for fine-tuning reactivity - the AZ-5 SCRAM button is Manual control rod depth lever for reactor #2 in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, green and yellow buttons select upper and lower control rods for fine-tuning reactivity - the AZ-5 SCRAM button is](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aRXrg4A_700b.jpg)
Manual control rod depth lever for reactor #2 in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, green and yellow buttons select upper and lower control rods for fine-tuning reactivity - the AZ-5 SCRAM button is
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![Philip Grossman on Twitter: "AZ-5 Emergency SCRAM btn location #Chernobyl Reactor No 4 Ctr Rm. @ProfBrianCox @neiltyson @CanonUSApro @LexarMemory https://t.co/qQSn2lfz54" / Twitter Philip Grossman on Twitter: "AZ-5 Emergency SCRAM btn location #Chernobyl Reactor No 4 Ctr Rm. @ProfBrianCox @neiltyson @CanonUSApro @LexarMemory https://t.co/qQSn2lfz54" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiqlW24W0AAuG99.jpg:large)