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Please Remain Calm
The Chernobyl Podcast
The Nuclear Reactor
Lagasov plan was to drop sand and boron and then start mixing it with lead. There were actually a couple of scientists who made the argument that the most effective thing would be to just let it burn out. The fuel, he is aware will probably melt down. But underneath the reactor are essentially layers. There's a shield and a big concrete pad. And this is designed specifically to slow down a melt down.
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