He was accompanied by two soldiers and two civilians from Atomenergo Moscow Advanced Training Institute. Back to the bunker, Rasskazov was ordered by Viktor Petrovich Bryukhanov, the plant director, to also take photos from the ground, shooting two rolls of film in total. The first roll of film was burnt out by the radiation.
He was accompanied by two soldiers and two civilians from Atomenergo Moscow Advanced Training Institute. On his return to the bunker, Rasskazov was directed by Viktor Petrovich Bryukhanov, the facility's chief, to take ground-level photographs, which yielded a total of two film rolls. However, one roll became inoperable due to radiation.