![Philip Grossman on Twitter: "Toptunov spoke of Akimov pushing the AZ5 button. Here is where the button was located on the panel in Reactor No 4 Control Room (upper left corner of Philip Grossman on Twitter: "Toptunov spoke of Akimov pushing the AZ5 button. Here is where the button was located on the panel in Reactor No 4 Control Room (upper left corner of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7DidoBWsAA52LG.jpg:large)
Philip Grossman on Twitter: "Toptunov spoke of Akimov pushing the AZ5 button. Here is where the button was located on the panel in Reactor No 4 Control Room (upper left corner of
![The AZ-5 button is the middle covered one on the top. The photo was taken in the control room of reactor 1 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. : r/ChernobylTV The AZ-5 button is the middle covered one on the top. The photo was taken in the control room of reactor 1 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. : r/ChernobylTV](https://i.redd.it/j3ga8obx8k131.jpg)
The AZ-5 button is the middle covered one on the top. The photo was taken in the control room of reactor 1 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. : r/ChernobylTV
![Could the Chernobyl disaster have been prevented or reduced if the AZ-5 button were not used? - Quora Could the Chernobyl disaster have been prevented or reduced if the AZ-5 button were not used? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0226def9677ab2ecd68738684604df45.webp)
Could the Chernobyl disaster have been prevented or reduced if the AZ-5 button were not used? - Quora
![Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "8/8 This is what happened in the RBMK reactor at #Chernobyl, causing the fuel to overheat and completely meltdown. But we know that the control rods were Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "8/8 This is what happened in the RBMK reactor at #Chernobyl, causing the fuel to overheat and completely meltdown. But we know that the control rods were](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7qBBYpXkAAJTVI.jpg)
Prof Claire Corkhill on Twitter: "8/8 This is what happened in the RBMK reactor at #Chernobyl, causing the fuel to overheat and completely meltdown. But we know that the control rods were
![Inside control room of Unit 4 / place where the AZ-5 button used to be - ภาพของ Private Chernobyl Guide - Tripadvisor Inside control room of Unit 4 / place where the AZ-5 button used to be - ภาพของ Private Chernobyl Guide - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/1a/4a/2f/2d/place-where-the-az-5.jpg)
Inside control room of Unit 4 / place where the AZ-5 button used to be - ภาพของ Private Chernobyl Guide - Tripadvisor
![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)