The Chernobyl Project 1 The Chernobyl Project

Organiser / Campaign

The Chernobyl Project

Genre

Horror

Description

On April 26 1986 at 01:23 a catastrophic accident took place in reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, just outside of Pripyat in the Ukraine. During what authorities describe as "a systems test" the reactor suddenly underwent an unexplained massive power increase, outputting ten times its normal operating values. This increased caused an explosion in the reactor core which ruptured the reactor vessel and exposed the graphite moderator within the reactor to air causing it to ignite. The resulting explosions tore off and lifted the 2000 ton upper plate to which the entire reactor assembly was fastened and sent a plume of highly radioactive smoke up in to the atmosphere.

The battle to contain the contamination and avert an even greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy and paved the way for the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Today an area extending 31km in all directions from the plant is known as "The exclusion zone" which was evacuated after the disaster and Ukrainian officials estimate will not be safe for human life again for another 20,000 years. As such entry in the exclusion zone is strictly controlled by the military.


Introduction

The Chernobyl Project is a Nerf-based survival horror live action role play system. It's based in an alternate reality where the terrible events that unfolded at Chernobyl in 1986 had side effects way beyond those of reality.

The players take the part of modern day military investigation teams who are sent to find out what is going on within the exclusion zone that surrounds the disaster site.