K-19: The Widowmaker Page #4

The untested reactor officer

you put on this boat.

We will fix this problem.

We will continue the mission.

- Surface. Surface the boat!

- Surface the boat!

- How bad is it?

- The leak is in the sealed area.

There's no way to get to it.

The temperature will keep rising

till it reaches 1,000 degrees.

- And...

- And?

And what?

No one knows.

It could start a chain reaction.

There would be radiation leakage,

the core would melt the reactor

and start a thermonuclear explosion.

- How long do we have?

- Three or four hours.

It could be less.

Get whoever you need,

regardless of rank, and solve this.

- Yes, Comrade Captain.

- Solve this!

That's why you're here,

you understand?

Get up!

Get up!

Doesn't he ever get tired of drills?

Let's go! Let's go!

This is the Captain.

We've had a malfunction

in the aft reactor.

Measures are being taken

to correct the situation.

Remain at your stations.

Read it again.

But this doesn't work.

Reflux valve isn't here.

- What measures?

- There are no measures. It's useless.

The rest is about the backup system

which was never installed.

When we reached periscope depth

we need to speak to fleet command.

Yes, Comrade Captain.

Why can't we just

shut the reactor down?

We have shut it down, but we can't

control the reaction anymore.

Suppose we use the forward reactor.

Cross-connect its pumps.

Use them to cool both.

The rupture is not accessible

so we can't seal the leak.

And we'd have two reactors

out of control.

So...we still have to cool down

the reactor.

- Permission to speak, Lieutenant.

- Of course.

The coolant is just distilled water.

We have 30 tones

of fresh water on board.

Yes. But, how do we get it

to the core?

Pass the schematic.

Kornilov. I need contact

with fleet command. Now.

Still trying, Captain.

The air release pipe can deliver

coolant deep enough to the core.

We can hack off the valve and pump

in the fresh water supply.

We've got 30 tones, Captain.

There are some high grade pipes

in the torpedoes.

It's not much to weld.

Thirty minutes at the most.

- And if we can't fix it?

- Hiroshima.

the two reactors and the warheads.

Hiroshima was less, it was a lot less.

Scuttle the boat.

Get the men off in rafts.

We'll not abandon this boat.

Scavenge the pipes.

We'll be ready when authorization

comes through. Let's go.

- Have you reached fleet command?

- No, Comrade Captain.

Captain, the long-range antenna

feeder has shorted out.

The seal must have ruptured

when we submerged.

What's the range of the emergency

transmitters? 90 kilometers?

Up to 100 kilometers, Captain.

Core temperature at 490 degrees.

That's it. Take it, Dimitri.

I'll take it, Captain.

Make sure no debris

gets into the pipes.

Lay out the piping in straight runs.

- Where is the hacksaw?

- May I have your attention?

Men, listen!

The reactor unit will affect the

repairs. You will go in teams of two.

- Ten minutes inside, maximum.

- I will go in the first team.

No, I need my executive officer

to command.

- Yes, but under these circumstances.

- I am aware of the circumstances!

It's out of the question.

I'll go in the first team.

- It's my duty.

- I am ready to serve, Captain.

Vadim. Vadim!

You will go in with the third team

to inspect the repair.

Yes, Comrade Captain.

That is all. Carry on.

Quick! Get something!

Quick!

- Fuel spill!

- Fuel spill in aft torpedo!

Chief? Toolbox.

Feed water system isolated!

- Vent off the feed water tank!

- I've got three more meters here!

Meat...

Just beef, falling off the bone.

Nice and tender. Melts in your mouth.

- Dumplings.

- Dumplings? Dimitri likes...

Hey, Dimitri likes dumplings.

Reactor temperature?

- Vasily! How long?

- I'd say about 15 minutes, Captain.

Good work!

- Comrade Captain.

- Yes.

Our equipment is prepared

and we're standing by to enter.

We have a few minutes.

Take the men up top. Get some air.

Thank you.

You heard him. Get some air.

Lieutenant.

Go on.

I was getting married.

You will. You will.

Your hair falls out

or something like that.

- It won't be that bad.

- Ten minutes is nothing.

An hour later and our watch

would have been over.

It's fate.

We don't have radiation suits?

The warehouse was out.

They sent chemical suits instead.

- They might as well wear raincoats!

- Misha, I know.

- Tell the men these will help.

- What else can we do?

It's only ten minutes. Ten minutes.

Do what you can and get out?

All right, Anatoly?

Okay? Good.

You'll be fine.

Captain.

Men...

this difficult task has fallen to you.

Our fate is in your hands.

Request permission to carry out

reactor repair, Captain.

Permission granted.

May God be with you.

What's the core temperature?

Entering airlock.

Come on, Anatoly. Easy.

How is it in there?

Doctor. Take them to bow torpedo.

Keep them as far away

from the radiation as possible.

- How do you feel?

- It's all right.

Good. Give me his dosimeter.

- His radiation level is low, yes?

- Yes, of course.

Report to me on their condition

in an hour.

Good news, Anatoly.

You got a mild dose.

All right. All right. Gently.

- It's time.

- Comrades, it's time.

Put your mask on.

Hey, hey, come on, let's go.

Ten minutes. Look at me.

Come on, wake up.

Vadim! It's time to go!

Go, go.

It's all right.

Chief.

Chief Gorelov's gone in his place.

Good boy.

Captain.

You sent for me?

Yes.

We won't fire any missiles. Do you

know how to take radiation readings?

Yes, Comrade Captain.

I want readings

from all compartments.

Yes, Captain.

- Temperature?

- 925 degrees.

How long?

Seven minutes 40 seconds.

Easy, easy.

Sit him down.

Chief!

Chief?

- Gorelov?

- Yes. Konstantin's getting him.

He's getting him.

You did good. You did good.

He's getting him.

Yes, yes.

It's flowing.

It's flowing.

The coolant is flowing.

Tell the Captain the coolant is flowing.

You did it.

Oleg, you did it.

Chief!

You did it, my boy.

You did it, my boy.

You did it.

Yeah, you showed them.

You showed them.

Easy, easy.

Kornilov? Give him a hand.

Gently, gently.

- Come on.

- I'll help you, mate.

Captain!

- Captain.

- Chief.

This is the Captain. The reactor

appears to be under control.

Our thanks to Chief Engineer Gorelov,

and the third watch reactor unit.

For a job well done.

Rest, boy.

- Ship's head?

- 2-2-0, Captain.

Turn the boat around.

Come to a heading of 0-4-0.

Forward motor.

Slow ahead.

Starboard 30. Course 0-4-0.

Forward motor. Slow ahead.

Starboard 30.

Steering the course 0-4-0.

Back to base?

With a speed of 5 knots.

Itll take days.

We shall be a ghost ship.

Captain. The men are hungry.

The food is contaminated. Give them

whatever you have in tins or foil.

Give them red wine to slow

the rate of radiation absorption.

Very well, Captain.

Captain. In here

it's only five units.

But in the reactor room

is ten times that.

Turn off the ventilation system.

All compartments

shut down main ventilation.

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