The story of Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement

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Today, on the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, we premiere a new video chronicling the history of the New Safe Confinement, the miracle of modern engineering which encases the nuclear power plant's damaged reactor.
The video features dramatic new footage from inside the reactor's turbine hall and the operation to slide the New Safe Confinement into place.
The structure successfully completed its final commissioning test yesterday.
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@djupsman 5 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe the lack of media coverage over such a project.

@DingDangg 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Walsh because Everybody’s got to keep up with the Kardashian’s

@kyurenga4665 4 жыл бұрын

@@isacchris1 did you know chernobyl is much more toxic then a atomic bomb? its still getting more toxic

@Oakleaf700 4 жыл бұрын

@@DingDangg Bloody depressing eh... Sticking head in sand is more comfortable than facing what happened here :(

@Oakleaf700 4 жыл бұрын

@@isacchris1 Yes, have has people saying ''just one person died''....

@ronaldtartaglia4459 4 жыл бұрын

RedGaming Studio gaming is gay.

@wellidk1467 3 жыл бұрын

100 years later: we need to cover the old confinement without exposing workers to radiation. Slide a bigger one on the smaller one.

@Anxmaly666 3 жыл бұрын

@ourawkfist 3 жыл бұрын

Thts probably an even easier task now that the new shelter is in place. Simply slide another Layer on top. Eventually there will be a way found to neutralize the radiation.

@ZyliceLiddell 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourawkfist 🙏

@sweetmelon3365 3 жыл бұрын

that's the basis of every military

@johnlocke8397 3 жыл бұрын

They can't stop workers from being exposed now. The whole area is radiated.

@HollyCow-81 4 жыл бұрын

I was five years old when this happened. I lived in Poland. I remember drinking Lugol iodine solution. Back days I didn't understand why. All people who worked there to protect the environment are most brave heroes. I honour Them 🙌🙌🙌🙌

@michaelszczys8316 4 жыл бұрын

Your pancreas I think absorbs iodine and when radioactive fallout is coming down you don’t want your pancreas to absorb any of the radioactive stuff so you take in over amounts to make sure it is full while the radioactive fallout is hot. Could have helped tremendously is you being here now.

@SzwarcuKX5 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelszczys8316 Thyroid, not pancreas.

@michaelszczys8316 2 жыл бұрын

@@SzwarcuKX5 okay, one of those glands. Whichever absorbs iodine you make sure it is chock full before any radioactive iodine comes around if some is on the way from nuclear fallout so it doesn't take in any of the radioactive kind. Chernobyl was not fallout like ash from a bomb but more like just smoke so I don't really know how similar it worked.

@ACogloc 5 жыл бұрын

Now THAT is the show's epilogue.

@themechbuilder6171 3 жыл бұрын

gordon freeman

@giulanoemrani1445 3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure about that? In the last episode, it says that this structure is expected to last for only 100 years. Most probably it will still be a pretty radioactive place.

@janinewetzler5037 3 жыл бұрын

@@giulanoemrani1445 for centuries to come,

@patricklastname5646 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if all nations were cooperating instead of competing or fighting! What a wonderful world we would have.

@Chuked 4 жыл бұрын

Patrick LastName yeah but too many people with too many differences means nobody even listens to each other so it would be very hard for countries to get rid of nukes and resign their miltaries

@jima9863 4 жыл бұрын

Satan the devil aint going to let that happeen

@kd9d3p74 3 жыл бұрын

If there’s global cooperation by now we would already have a so-called beginning of a Federation-like existence (Star Trek), where money and power no longer drives our lives... where all mankind live together in prosperity and peace... to better ourselves for the right reasons... to make better lives... to explore beyond our world, to explore new worlds, to seek out new lifeforms, to boldly go where no man has gone before...

@PetteriWar 3 жыл бұрын

Not possible unfortunately.

@ourawkfist 3 жыл бұрын

Well, think of Putin and the Chinese and ask yourself if you want to live under those regimes or under the freedom you currently have which is secured by the Military of the US Taxpayer. hmmmmmmmmmm... Trump is right, pay your NATO bills and then we can talk.

@mardibabu333 3 жыл бұрын

Media didn't tell us about this.. Didn't coverage it..sad.. Great news..

@chicxulub2947 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shit. India has a lot of Nuclear Plants

@karenelizabeth1590 5 жыл бұрын

This deserves more than 32k views, holy crap this is amazing

@vassilizaitsev924 4 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure the working team there didnt do that for youtube viewes or likes,how do you think:)?

@walterbrunswick 4 жыл бұрын

Now at 503,845 views, not great, not terrible.

@machinesandthings9641 3 жыл бұрын

It’ll be amazing if it actually last longer than a few decades. This problem will persist for centuries so it would be wise to ensure that the sarcophagus, especially at the cost, can stand the test of time.

@vincentlussier8264 3 жыл бұрын

@@vassilizaitsev924 To Vassilli Zaitsev, I heard you were a good Russian sniper during WW2 with over 250 German kills to your credit! They even made a movie about you called "Enemy at the Gate"!

@EthanMeatan 2 жыл бұрын

@@vassilizaitsev924 i mean views = exposure and this sure deserves exposure

@5kdesertfox 4 жыл бұрын

I rate this documentary 3.6 - not great, not terrible

@sealnibba7723 4 жыл бұрын

I had my best man recheck the rating with the meter that goes to 10... It maxed out.

@TomBudin 4 жыл бұрын

LOOOL

@AintPopular 4 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@cho6140 4 жыл бұрын

You DIDN'T SEE THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT THERE!

@cho6140 4 жыл бұрын

@Luca Viner that man is delusional.

@chrismckinney9942 5 жыл бұрын

This coming together of nations so solve an unprecedented problem shows the phenomenal achievements that can be made by working together, sharing knowledge and skills. Just standing near the New Safe Confinement is awe-inspiring.

@pawanshrivastava7405 5 жыл бұрын

Chris McKinney did you actually went over there?

@chrismckinney9942 5 жыл бұрын

Pawan Shrivastava Yes, I went there on 9th April 17. I’m hoping to go back this year if I can arrange a trip.

@turkolino 5 жыл бұрын

Apparently Russia, the biggest culprit in this disaster is not even one of the 5 biggest donors. According to the information at the end of the video.

@ludo9234 4 жыл бұрын

Pity we can't say the same about fukashima .

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

The fact that this effort had to be made and that it is only the first step in protecting the world for the next 250,000 years from death and destruction is an indictment on nuclear energy

@tickedoffsheikh8587 4 жыл бұрын

I am without words to express my complete gratitude and satisfaction to the donors and more so the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for taking on such a herculean task and to see it through to the end. That's serving humanity. I wish I was part of that legendary team. Salute to the men and women who braved high levels of radiation to make this plan a reality. Why the haters??? Thumbs up Team New Safe Confinement from Guyana.

@Ebrdhq 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kind words Sheikh.

@tickedoffsheikh8587 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ebrdhqanytime... I like to be part of progress and the upliftment of humanity. Keep up the good work.

@riosyumbato5445 4 ай бұрын

@@EbrdhqThe music sounds like Godzilla

@SandraPenelope1000 4 жыл бұрын

The sheer genius of this construction is incredible. My sincere respect and admiration for all who designed, constructed and financed this amazing structure. Makes me wish I'd been an engineer.

@still34u 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I don't think it's that "crazy" ... Old one's falling apart, can't remove it, build new one over it... I mean yeah, it is an achievement but... Well, it's just a hangar

@ShinyProspect 4 жыл бұрын

@@still34u "its just a hangar" smh

@FP194 4 жыл бұрын

Slavo Majovský Your a true moron

@willbegone_ 4 жыл бұрын

First 3 words of this sounds like jeremy clarkson

@armands3153 3 жыл бұрын

@@willbegone_ This arch - "How hard can it be?"

@ruslanfedoran5826 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1982 April 18. I count my blessing every day but living with my thing thinking what year will i get cancer ? I had to leave Russia. I am glad for Canada by taking us in to gives us a better life. Thank you Canada so much. Many people died there were not so lucky may the Rest In Peace.

@alistairlogie1815 Жыл бұрын

You are welcome my friend

@kovacevic4485 3 жыл бұрын

"There was a several second pause,and then he said, look out the window." 💔

@Tclans 5 жыл бұрын

Plaatse keep us updated on the dismantling of the reactor from the inside of the new confinement. It's an immense job and achievement in the making such should be celebrated by sharing the progress and hard work of everybody involved.

@algisavaitelisa5072 4 жыл бұрын

Dude the dismantling of it all will probably never happen its impossible . Too many deaths

@JulesD92 4 жыл бұрын

@@algisavaitelisa5072 Bullshit

@aeroflopper 4 жыл бұрын

there was a live web cam feed awhile ago showing remote cranes dismantling the bits inside...

@purplestingstress 4 жыл бұрын

@@JulesD92 They are not going to be dismantling the reactor, too much radiation to make it a safe bet. They are talking about dismantling the old sarcophagus, which is the structure around the reactor. 😒

@notaugustus2076 4 жыл бұрын

But they are planning to remove the old reactor fuel.

@bryzie4229 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone who worked on this project are heroes through and through. I wish there was a way I could thank them each individually, but damn, thank you ladies and gentleman, you've really accomplished something great here

@Jeroensgambling 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you could go by each and everyone personal and thank 'm in your way.

@dboyes623 11 ай бұрын

How many of them are still alive after working around the radiation?

@ronnahjohnson5013 10 ай бұрын

It makes me want to cry!

@mbalfour7 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job to the engineers and workers, and a big nod to the people and governments who had the responsibility to do this and mitigate a real and present danger. Fascinating and I'm sure it will be a study of success in finance, engineering, and science for decades to come.

@meh2063 5 жыл бұрын

Finance hehe

@mbalfour7 5 жыл бұрын

@@meh2063 It's always the toughest bit: how do you pay for it?

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

It is not mitigated, just a 100 year bandaid on a sore that will fester for 250,000 years.

@FP194 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Fanning Thank you captain troll now please move along

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

@@FP194 When, not if, nuclear power catastrophes destroy this world where should I move? Any suggestions?

@zzodr 5 жыл бұрын

Most of the bus drivers to evacuate Pripyat initially were from Kiev and did not exactly die of old age. Party officials and their families were evacuated from Kiev even as the May Day parade went ahead for the rest of the people to keep up appearances.

@ourawkfist 3 жыл бұрын

That was the communists for you. They would have been tried and executed in the west for their actions.

@justmrs1mps0n58 4 жыл бұрын

even now, these men and women keeping tabs on the state of the reactor building are still heroes in my mind. I know the radiation is minimal in most of the area, but I wouldn't go anywhere near this place. Good job!

@still34u 4 жыл бұрын

Shit... I get nightmares just seeing it on film. Absolutely haunting place. Even with no rads, I'd stay away. It's like visiting an old battle field from like ww1. You just get shivers in your bones

@adrian1622 4 жыл бұрын

16:25 VALERY LEGASOV IS LOOKING NOW AT US AND IS PROUD😭😭😭😭😭😭

@AFA111 4 жыл бұрын

Who's she?

@adrian1622 4 жыл бұрын

@@AFA111 HE is the saver of europe ! It reduce the radiations to minimum by using best measurments

@sharan9936 4 жыл бұрын

@@adrian1622 💯

@julez2106 3 жыл бұрын

May he rest in peace, one hero among so many regarding the disaster.

@skibididopyesdop 3 жыл бұрын

@@AFA111 So you have no knowledge about chernobyl at ALL?

@PTB_BE 5 жыл бұрын

KZfaq algoritm: *time to watch this*

@woodywoodlstein9519 5 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@Rek-55 5 жыл бұрын

Бездуховная Европа помогает

@ForeverMan 4 жыл бұрын

but this video is not old jackass... stop using this dead meme already

@SilentStudioExplores 4 жыл бұрын

Over used comment that we see on every home page video

@u2dva 4 жыл бұрын

It's ALWAYS time to watch this! Over and over again, because we have to remember what happened.

@avfx 5 жыл бұрын

RIP all those gave their lives.

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

and are still dying because of this "accident."

@calvin5541 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Fanning the accident was inevitable, was just a matter of time

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

@@calvin5541 It is inevitable that accidents will happen and massive health and economic consequences will occur if we use nuclear energy.

@joshdoeseverything4575 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Fanning coal kills more people every day than nuclear has killed ever. Chernobyl only killed 100 ish people. Get over it

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshdoeseverything4575 You don't know how many people radiation kills because of the latency period. Isn't that convenient for the power companies that are ripping us off and destroying the atmosphere.

@madgaminghd9316 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone find dyatlov in one of the restrooms

@boomboom9479 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@damnedman0455 4 жыл бұрын

Well they trapped him in there nice and tight after that

@Anxmaly666 3 жыл бұрын

@Judy G. you take things WAY too serious 😒

@sloweddoggaming496 3 жыл бұрын

@Judy G. aww u on ur period there judy I find it funny that he died 😂😂😂

@misakiyoshida 3 жыл бұрын

@@damnedman0455 Dyatlov lived until 1995, not the same guy.

@mihai08 4 жыл бұрын

6:40 you can see gama particles hitting the image sensor of the camera.

@ilishazana6988 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! There are still so many people willing to help clean up the mess from 33 years ago.

@evieyukihara7873 2 жыл бұрын

My brain can't even comprehend that it's only been 34 years... when I first learned about it it seemed like it happened way long ago. Crazy.

@dwoollery 4 жыл бұрын

VALERY LEGASOV and team, thank you for building urgent awareness around this issue in its infancy so that we have Europe today.

@calvin5541 4 жыл бұрын

A true hero of the Soviet Union

@Isoscel 4 жыл бұрын

imagine how fascinated Boris would have been by this "sarcophagus". thank you so much for your dedication! the entire world appreciates your effort and courage.

@susansimons5577 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed, well said

@Justin.Franks 5 жыл бұрын

6:03 The static in these two clips is gamma radiation from the molten remains of the reactor's core.

@newmanwuk 5 жыл бұрын

You can see it at 14.08 (top right corner)

@huyphamuc6372 4 жыл бұрын

It is just me or someone else see nothing at 14:08?

@kentoncarter1103 4 жыл бұрын

You can see radiation in the entire video

@kanekeylewer5704 4 жыл бұрын

@@huyphamuc6372 Ummm thats a cable

@kanekeylewer5704 4 жыл бұрын

@@kentoncarter1103 And no you cant

@AuraMaster7 3 жыл бұрын

You can see the radiation affecting almost every clip starting from 7:05, the little white dots. Terrifying.

@amramjose 4 жыл бұрын

This was truly one of the engineering marvels of the 21st century, one which benefits all mankind in a general sense, and indeed it got virtually little press; seems only those of us alive who can remember this disaster, and those directly affected can appreciate the enormous undertaking, effort, planning, building and funding this structure.

@michaelszczys8316 2 жыл бұрын

Makes you think and imagine just how lovely it would be to have this happen in the U. S. They keep building potential nightmares like this all over while worrying about a little CO2 in the air.

@RuneVolpe 4 ай бұрын

@@michaelszczys8316brother « a little co2 in the air » might be the worst issue of mankind, and « potential nightmares » are the safest way to prevent that

@michaelszczys8316 4 ай бұрын

Company I work for made some things that are in that ' dome '.

@ghw1985 2 жыл бұрын

Hats off to Novarka in the brilliant design as well anyone working on the old design and cleanup and whoever works there now, you saved so many people in what you did and continue to do. R.I.P to the fallen

@archiesvlogmc 4 жыл бұрын

I was only 10 years old when the disaster happens and now I think I will witness again something that is unthinkable 30 yrs ago.

@breezetix 2 жыл бұрын

1:40 he said "around half past one" and the clock tells the same, that's because the reactor obviously exploded and there was a blackout, electricity being cut out, and so the clock stopped. so weird to even think about

@KMCDM 4 жыл бұрын

20:00 His leg is already coroding.

@Demon-ft1th 3 жыл бұрын

How did you know?

@etn 3 жыл бұрын

LMFAOOOO

@nobodynowhere7163 3 жыл бұрын

Inspiring that they did this. Depressing that this had to be done in the first place and will again in 100 years.

@BrettonFerguson 4 жыл бұрын

Drill a hole in the roof and start pumping in concrete. Once the building is full of concrete, pump more on top. Eventually they will have a giant concrete Pyramid with the reactor underneath.

@Gosse_snpvxs 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf thats hella smart 😂

@clarenceghammjr1326 7 күн бұрын

And no way to address the the contamination of the ground from spreading, Donald trump syndrome

@To1988ny 3 жыл бұрын

There was that much radiation that there was white flashes on the film when people was boarding the buses and people still took part in the may day celebrations when radiation was so high

@commonsense31 5 жыл бұрын

The most scary thing I noticed in this video! Is when the video have those lights spots and it becomes blurry, that’s because of radiation affecting the actual film roll! That’s scary as hell

@eoghancallaghy3756 5 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. You can really tell on the older films.

@vincesnetterton5868 5 жыл бұрын

film? this is 2019, idiot

@matthewq4b 5 жыл бұрын

@@vincesnetterton5868 The original footage from the time of the disaster around the 4 min mark Looks like YOU are the idiot.

@kazzam5 4 жыл бұрын

vince snetterton are you stupid?

@mccabessupplementsandgym3913 4 жыл бұрын

@@vincesnetterton5868spastic

@MoneyshotMan 4 жыл бұрын

A great feat of engineering and the time it has been achieved in is beyond anyone expectation great work everyone involved

@jenaswartout4709 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderful lesson here. That one country does not have all the solutions, but if many countries band together, a solution can be found.

@6120mcghee 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats to the entire team!!! Incredible work of engineering. Unity at it's best!

@carlasabyan6010 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you to all who lost their lives in the efforts to contain this disaster. And thank you to the hard work to all who made it possible to contain the building successfully. I may be from Canada but we all live on the same planet. Responding to such tragedy in a timely fashion was at the utmost importance not only for chernobyl but the intire world . This sets the bar high with expectations to clean up after such a nuclear disaster . We use it we need to be responsible for it . As we can see no mater what there will be lasting effects from 1986 for hudreds of years to come . I'm in great confadince after watching this that their are brilliant minds in this world and and hoping that they come together and make plans to ensure the safety of the only planet we have to live on . It is possible 😊

@jmc428 4 жыл бұрын

This type of project restores my hope in humankind

@koranathipsukrangsan9905 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you to everyone who supports the project that means you do care for others

@ivangodinez497 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks EBRD

@anushreejain176 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best megastructure world can ever see,made for human safety, all the person's working without selfishness just for humanity with their lives on their hands.

@jeffreyd508 3 жыл бұрын

This will look like such a VHS player when they study/replace this in 100yrs. Engineers will just be shaking their heads at what they did here

@ralger 4 жыл бұрын

It is extremely humbling to see the work of so many people under such adverse conditions to do something so essential. I only hope future generations will appreciate the sacrifices made to do this project and will be willing to rebuild and maintain this structure as necessary for their own generation and beyond.

@michtig 4 жыл бұрын

Chernoby is the perfect example where a lack of checks and balances of authority results in disaster

@MrVlassisd 4 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing. Hats off to everyone that worked on this project. They are heroes to my eyes. Does anyone know what is the material used under the roof cladding that looks like foil? Thanks

@kolenkosergey 4 жыл бұрын

The roof composition is following: 1. Corrugated steel sheet. 2. First insulation layer (DACHROCK plates). 3. EPDM membrane 4. Second insulation layer (DACHROCK plates) 5. Third insulation layer (soft Rockwool) 6. Stainless steel panels, thickness 0,6mm.

@russellgrantappling1153 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to have been able to help through sending ideas overseas. Great work.

@niceguy2938 4 жыл бұрын

People working their are very brave proud of them 💪🏻💪🏻✌️✌️

@robertdubois2917 3 жыл бұрын

So this is designed for 100 years according to those that designed it. Yet estimates range that reactor 4 will be like this for 1,000 to 20,000 years.

@patrikpass2962 3 жыл бұрын

They are building floating ones all over the world rn

@brayanmiranda9158 3 жыл бұрын

It will stay, it would be stupid trying to build something that last longer than 100 years with how fast technology is changing right now. I mean compare this massive thing with a structure from 100 years ago.

@ourawkfist 3 жыл бұрын

I would say in 100 years the materials used to re-contain will be far more efficient and superior and then it will be a 1000yr facility.. In the end, keeping this stuff above ground and not burying it so water can be contaminated is the way to go, Perhaps they could disassemble and move into an underground salt mine.. They cant even burn the forests because the ASH is contaminated when the trees burn.

@robertdubois2917 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourawkfist it's called lead.

@3fammy 4 жыл бұрын

God bless everyone who dadicated themselves to solve this massive problem someone elses made.

@KamilMB 4 жыл бұрын

15:20 Irina Velichko - great english! And a very nice girl with smart thinking!

@tamfuwing1 3 жыл бұрын

I think you meant "woman".

@KamilMB 3 жыл бұрын

@@tamfuwing1 ok, so: First - I know what I have written :) Second - I would bet on it, that She would not mind me referring to Her as "girl", as She looks very young. Cheers!

@tamfuwing1 3 жыл бұрын

@@KamilMB Do you refer to the men who work with her as "boys"? She is an adult, not a girl. End of ...

@eldontyrell4361 3 жыл бұрын

@@tamfuwing1 ok mr white knight

@cho6140 4 жыл бұрын

Goodness. What a feat! Great job by everyone. No accidents the whole time either. Phenomenal. Bravo!!!

@joshlanier8567 Жыл бұрын

1:52 to 2:20 The first half of those moments are troubling but not entirely alarming I guess, but I'm sure this man has that gut feeling that something wasn't right when dialing for unit 2... and damn man oh man just hearing that man talk about that exchange ESPECIALLY "..... look out the window" literally put that chill down my spine. One of those situations where you ask about something knowing a bad answer is about to be given and you start prepping for it until that answer is given and then have no idea what to do or say next.

@kindnessyet2159 3 жыл бұрын

I only learned about the arch in 2020, I didn’t know it existed. It’s going to be a huge slow clean up job in history. It be nice to think Chernobyl could get back on its feet again.

@yasimm 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else here after the HBO series?

@yasimm 5 жыл бұрын

It shows how excellent a tv series is! It not only entertains like heck, but makes one genuinely curious about the subject of the show. We're here because we want more!

@HiyuMarten 4 жыл бұрын

COASTA LOECSTA Tell that to the people of Ukraine then

@zackthebongripper7274 4 жыл бұрын

@COASTA LOECSTA Fuck you communist slime. It took capitalisim to fix your almost planet killing mess.

@ramblingrob4693 4 жыл бұрын

@@yasimm I agree

@calvin5541 4 жыл бұрын

Marq LOECSTA do you are have the stupid

@PeterSodhi 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great service to humanity - both the original rescue then this project.

@quietstorm6710 4 жыл бұрын

Very proud. Not sure why the last few minutes made me cry. Maybe the collaboration of so many in one common goal. Rare.

@XcZuNiTy 3 жыл бұрын

Truly remarkable, this is a massive accomplishment for the entire world! It disgusts me however that this did not make worldwide news....this is important, this is something the people of the world needed to hear about. These men are the true heroes of our generation.

@Mtaalas 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't simply a steam explosion though... for a split second, the reactor probably had runaway chain reaction (a bomb) but we'll never truly know. The energy spike was large enough for that to be a serious possibility.

@zolikoff 4 жыл бұрын

All reactors are critical during operation, that's how they produce energy. You meant supercritical. And yes, it did. That's what generated the heat that created the steam explosion.

@gonzo3915 4 жыл бұрын

This is what we can achieve when we cooperate, we need this more than ever before in 2020.

@route222FAQ 3 жыл бұрын

They were able to pull that off and I can barely build an IKEA dresser and move it!

@freedomofspeech766 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. It took me about two days to try and get an IKEA desk set up and even then it's shaky. Some of the screws are clearly in the wrong places but to dismantle the thing and start all over again is too much to bear.

@CrazyBosnian3 3 жыл бұрын

Much respect for those engineers and construction workers, but much more respect for all firefighters and those who helped in the very beginning when the accident happend. R.I.P for all who lost their life’s Respect and much love from Bosnia 🇧🇦

@randogaming312 3 жыл бұрын

Life's

@randogaming312 3 жыл бұрын

Lives

@t-dude 3 жыл бұрын

What would Valery Legasov say if he were alive today? He was proud of the people who put a lot of effort into the project.

@MaximumJoy 3 жыл бұрын

I saw the New Safe Confinement in person last year and took a reading on the dosimetre. It's immediately apparent how much radiation it blocks compared to the leaky old sarcophagus. Excellent bit of adhoc engineering.

@A2Zmaxpain Жыл бұрын

A bit too late for me to have noticed the scale of this project. This is incredible, really should acknowledge and appreciate the funders and the men & women behind this Mega project.

@Masondhutchinson 5 жыл бұрын

I have no reason other than morbid curiosity, but after seeing parts of the ruined building 4 I want a photo/video of the reactor. I know there's no way due to human safety/funding issues with building a robot but just to see that black hole of an object would be surreal.

@kickassnetwork 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the technical challenge, it's harder than just sending a robot in there. It's probably still extremely hot. The radiation-emitting from the fuel causes all sorts of issues to electronic systems. In that short video of some of the melted fuel, you saw a lot of burst of static, that's due to gamma radiation hitting the photo-optic sensor overloading those pixels (Light is a form of radiation, and that gamma radiation is just really hot) which the computer registers as white. Even if you get an old film camera a lot of types of radiation has penetrating power. Same reason why you don't take film through an x-ray machine at an airport just scaled way up. Not to mention controlling any robot, they have sent them in before but the radiation can cause electrical surges in the wiring messing up data sent remotely through wire or wireless and on the circuit board itself. It's pretty difficult designing a board where random electrical pulses can happen anywhere on the board. You'll have to try and shield it from radiation and that means adding layers of Lead which makes the robot a lot heavier so designing something that can carry enough protection and move around is a super difficult challenge. Those white suits are only good for indirect exposure and keeping particles of radioactive dust off you. If the Geiger counter starts going off you need to run.

@krashd 5 жыл бұрын

The black mess at the center of any shot of the ruins *IS* the reactor, unless you mean you want to dig through the radioactive rhubarb crumble. There are a few videos from within the sarcophagus and reactor, where do you think the "elephant's foot" is located? It's in the control rod assembly room directly below the reactor on one of the two formerly-flooded basement levels that divers had to un-fuck a few days after the accident.

@Masondhutchinson 5 жыл бұрын

Rob Fraser I’m talking about the top of the reactor and the lid.

@Masondhutchinson 5 жыл бұрын

kickassnetwork Do you know how it would compare to the elephant’s foot? It seems like they’ve been able to take pictures of that.

@Masondhutchinson 5 жыл бұрын

@@kickassnetwork Turns out somebody already did. I don't know how they could have survived. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNGneMmTrqjSdIk.html

@vinaydesai4649 3 жыл бұрын

This should be taught in Disaster management 🙏

@aus-reviews8462 3 жыл бұрын

ended up costing more than they would ever make from the electricity production

@robertpesche7812 3 жыл бұрын

You must have an IQ of 200 to realize that. Pure genuis!

@captain2212 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertpesche7812 u ok bruh?

@DaveDott 3 жыл бұрын

To everyone who helped make this happen thank you

@Armadauzbekistan 5 жыл бұрын

Look at their clothes and stuff, they nailed on TV series

@dankdoink1249 4 жыл бұрын

Notice how all the clocks shown in the video stopped at 1.20

@jonnytwango23 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic project. Take a bow EBRD

@Codemned 5 жыл бұрын

Listen to the HBO podcast, after the night of the accident the 3 other reactors were still running to provide energy for Kiev and the industry. In 2000 they shut the last one down, all these years people had to work there and faced health problems. RT talked about the TV show a few days ago quote: "may have cost 4.000 lives".

@krashd 5 жыл бұрын

The reactors were shut down from 1986 to 1988, you couldn't operate reactors 1 through 3 right next door to an ongoing radioactive fire while the site was strewn with lumps of radioactive space cake. They had to clean the site up before they could restart the other 3 reactors and it took 2 years.

@HozeeeArmandooo 5 жыл бұрын

the things we achieve if we work together

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

A nuclear catastrophe like none ever seen before.

@FLAME4564 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed let alone working together to solve such a problem related to a disaster as large and as radioactive as Chernobyl.

@retimixshotcrete5870 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@unusualvideos8269 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks To EBRD for their contribution

@now_im_here3661 5 жыл бұрын

This should really raise awareness for Fukushima

@ratreptile 5 жыл бұрын

Fukushima is well under controll, there is nothing that alarming about it.

@now_im_here3661 5 жыл бұрын

@@ratreptile Oh yeah? I hope that was a sarcastic comment. Otherwise... What have they done. How is it fixed now? Any (robot) they send there just burns.

@bjorge1896 5 жыл бұрын

@@now_im_here3661 Lots of the ocean life has died off, and it is NOT safe to eat anything from the Pacific. So whoever thinks that Fukushima is contained is either delusional or a moron or both. So I concur with you 100%! Just the reports on rense.com is more than terrifying.

@tansman1 5 жыл бұрын

@@ratreptile You are wrong, plain and simple!

@commanderdon4300 5 жыл бұрын

There's a lot of ignorance in this comment thread, Fukushima isn't even on the same scale as what happened at Chernobyl. Do you guys get a kick out of being outraged and making something sound worse than it is so that you can be even more outraged about it?

@ARIXANDRE 4 жыл бұрын

A real shame that nothing about the original sarcophagus was covered in the HBO miniseries. The new shield is featured for a brief moment.

@cherih74 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing work. Amazing also what happens when countries come together.

@ramblingrob4693 4 жыл бұрын

makes a change not to fight but to fix a problem

@xcrimsinx 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the government changes words around so it does not sound as bad as it really was. On my base we were not allowed to say explosion, we had to say pressure excursion. So when Bob the robot exploded, he really just pressure excrusioned. still the same thing, yet one sounds less dangerous, than the other

@IMurderdTheDevil 4 жыл бұрын

RIP to all the people that did from this disaster. Thank you to Igor Kostin 1936-2015 for covering this disaster from the very start and Valery Legasov 1936-1988 for telling the world what really happened.

@dingbat19 4 ай бұрын

You got the story wrong, Legasov did not tell the world what happened, he lied about it. HBO Is not a documentary.

@gayrice3160 4 жыл бұрын

This film crew risked their lives by filming the molten reactor core.

@AuraMaster7 3 жыл бұрын

The clips of the molten core are decades old, this crew didn't film them.

@filibertocarnal 4 жыл бұрын

amazing, noble, selfless people, pure love

@democrxcy4849 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible..... the things we could accomplish if we were all 1 nation.

@joedesantis7124 3 жыл бұрын

What an achievement, great documentary. AS a sideline, what the music playing, it's beautiful :)

@TheNismo777 5 жыл бұрын

Teamwork makes the dream work, with this the world can be a better place :] Thankful for everyone who has been & will be taking a part of this case

@StreuB1 5 жыл бұрын

So many companies took on this work and ultimately took a loss in doing it. All the cranes on the project; including the the entire crane system inside the NSC was designed, built and delivered by an American company; ultimately at a loss. It didn't matter though. Every company brought in to do work were the best of the best at what they specifically did. To be a part of this project was bigger than self.

@jackfanning7952 4 жыл бұрын

The work has just begun. Total cost upon completion - more than all the money in the world today.

@freefall0483 5 жыл бұрын

I hope everyone was paid enough to cover the costs of their cancer treatments. Absolute heroes.

@Codemned 5 жыл бұрын

After the collapse of the UDSSR a few years later I assume they were on there own and died in pain.

@Moonman63 6 ай бұрын

True genius make difficult projects look easy.

@AHModuckTube 4 жыл бұрын

I felt bad for the people who were lied to about leaving for 3 days

@4g63gen1 5 жыл бұрын

Hero's. Thank you..

@onepetro 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing! Kudos to all involved in this project! Wish the MSM would have covered this... they seem more concerned with ridiculous stuff

@muhammadhanif6655 4 жыл бұрын

This is gigantic and marvelous work via great collaboration. Due to these measures the normal life is gradually blooming in The surrounding areas.Wish that such a deadly tragedy never occur in any part of the world😊.

@andrewe3165 4 жыл бұрын

I'd want more than a dust mask

@ningthouningthoujam3373 5 жыл бұрын

An engineering feat 👏👏👏👏

@susansimons5577 3 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary feat of engineering, and courage. But least we never forget the sacrifice of the people of this country in 1986 and all those who gave their lives in the biggest disaster in human history.

@Stacie45 3 жыл бұрын

It is fascinating that a disaster like Chernobyl can actually be the source of reasons for optimism about the future. For example, people often talk about a manned mission to Mars. One major problem is that the surface of Mars is a very hostile radiological environment. It turns out disaster sites like Chernobyl and Fukushima are excellent laboratories for developing technologies for working in very hostile radiological environments. These places may ultimately force people to develop valuable technologies that would not be created otherwise.