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The shutdown footage of reactor nr. 3 really shows those people had passion for their work. A lot of people tend to look down on the operators of Chernobyl (especially of nr 4). Though dont forget the heroism and skillfulness which was present. Actual operators ran straight to their death in an attempt to rescue colleagues and shut down critical valves and systems, which saved many lives.
yeah the much bigger issue was the design of the reactor itself, allowing for such a condition, with no containment. in pwr reactors (russian vwer and western types) if the fuel gets to hot the water boils away, and the water in these is used as a moderator, so the reactor stops itself.
@@SimonBauer7 It was a combination of the two factors. A poorly designed plant and the fact that the operators disregarded every safety measure. The design of the reactor required no less than 30 control rods to be inserted at any given time. In the operators infinite wisdom they decided to pull all but 7 out to try and increase power. Even the computer safety alarm went off, the operators, rather than do what the computer said, decided to turn off the computer lol. It was like putting a piece of tape over your car's "low oil indicator". So yea, half the fault lays at the feet of the operators themselves. A high cost to pay for several missteps...
Khodemchuk's story always strikes me. Imagine getting ready for a calm night shift only to find yourself watching and dying in the greatest nuclear catastrophe of all time. No time to say goodbye and nobody will see you again after this, entombed inside a nuclear hell. What a tragedy, rip to all the brave souls which perished from this utter tragedy :(
Honestly I’d rather be khodemchuk (I hope I spelled that right) because it’s widely speculated that he died quickly in the blast. That would be so much better than the two weeks it took Vasily Ignatenko to basically liquify alive. Radiation poisoning like the stuff the firefighters got is no joke man. I’ve read Ludmilla’s account of the events in the book “Voices from Chernobyl” and the unimaginable pain those men must have gone through is just... So bad, I can’t even describe how I feel thinking about it.
@@Krushak8888 fr, with the US Space shuttle's onboard analog flight computers only holding a whole megabyte worth of memory space combined. My, how far technology has come.
It must feel surreal to work on what are essentially ruins. Knowing that just few corridors away lies a time capsule from a disaster. A significant chunk of the plant is destroyed and unusable, yet you still rely on it to work.
Thank you so much Jax, I really appreciate your support! 🖤 This is just my first video, hopefully more people will get to see it in the next few weeks! 😁
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex no problem man! I love small channels like these! It's cool to see them grow and change, you keep up the good work and keep doing what your doing!
@@Punkweight8080 That's huge motivation, thanks again!! I'll work on some new videos soon, in the meantime you can catch me on Instagram too! Have a good one 🤘🏻
@@baileyjeantalbot4779 One of the scientists who was working next to the reactor when it exploded, his body is still there till this day because it was too dangerous to even try recover him.
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 Probably the opposite. The intense radiation has probably preserved his body or what remains of it. There have been a few small scale nuclear accidents from people trying to steal medical radiography equipment, where their bodies were discovered without any signs of decay - Anything that could have broken down tissues (bacteria, fungi etc.) wouldn't be able to survive in the tissues.
Both the narrator and the tour guide are really well spoken. Thank you for this great content. It is an education that everyone should have about what happened in Chernobyl
Wow, that shutdown footage is really touching. You can tell that one dude had been working here for years and really cared about this place. Seems like an odd sentiment with regards to Chernobyl but I get it.
I totally agree with you. Most of those people had been working in Chernobyl for decades at that point, many were directly affected by the accident and god knows how many were forced out of their homes. I think they saw the shutdown as the final nail in the coffin for whatever was left of "normal" in their lives. Since I've been there, I have nothing but simpathy and admiration for the Ukrainian people. Thank you for watching and commenting :)
After they decided to shut down entire plant, people that worked there knew they had nothing good coming their way. They were just "not needed" by their government anymore and early retirements are really low in payment, these people couldn't afford a decent life anymore. On top of that, they were all affected by disaster on some way or level and their tears, well, they do speak a lot, don't they? I personally would never close that facility if people wanted to work there. RBMK reactors proved that they are safe if everything is been done properly. It's just that Europe was too paranoid after accident and demanded all RBMK reactors to be shut down. On top of that, Ukraine was disarmed out of nuclear weapons and look how it worked out for them? Now Krim is taken over by Russia and entire north of Ukraine is taken by pro-Russian terrorists. Ukraine was betrayed by EU and NATO, but, I guess, Ukraine needed to learn the hard way how trustworthy EU and NATO are! U.K. didn't left EU for nothing...
@@adrianshephard224 Yeah NATO sure betrayed Ukraine. Oh wait, that was Russia. Russia invaded them using soldiers out of uniform and stole part of their country. Then Ukraine joined NATO which now has the backing of the other NATO countries and their nuclear arsenals. Not to mention it was Russia that built Chernobyl and refused to make it safe even knowing the dangers it posed. That worked so fucking well for the people of Ukraine. I'm really surprised more countries aren't lining up to join up with Russia and have giant dirty bombs installed in their countries. Concerning "their" nukes. Those belonged to the USSR. Ukraine didn't disarm, Russia just took back their nukes. Let's not mention the inept and/or corrupt morons lost scores of warheads, many of which are probably still unaccounted for. Also, concerning the shutting down of reactors 1-3: A turbine fire in reactor #2 took place causing serious damage. At that point the international community kinda got sick of this poorly maintained nightmare plant and didn't feel like having the possibility that 3 more active reactors could recreate the events of reactor 4. But I guess they're crazy right? After all it was so easy and cheap to mitigate the original explosion. Not like we're still working on it decades later. Sure it sucks that the plant operators lost their job but, I think that's worth it to avoid another nuclear disaster.
@@tsarfox3462 Last time i checked, Ukraine was part of that Soviet union and they didn't owed a Russians a fucking dime. Those nukes didn't belonged to Russians but to Ukrainians that paid for them. Why give something to someone that doesn't own it in the first place? Those nukes were safe heaven for Ukraine. The second they gave it to Russia, the second Ukraine was vulnerable to Russia's territorial secession's and political instability. Those nukes would have kept those Russians at check. But the worst thing of all is the fact that NATO actually pushed politically Ukraine to get rid of the nukes. They (NATO) guaranteed to Ukraine, it's territorial sovereignty. And guess what, NATO and EU didn't do a JACK SHIT against Russia when they snatched the piece of Krim and rest of Ukraine territory. As for accident in Chernobyl, yes we all know how it happened, and your point is? Shouldn't you be more worried about Fukushima that is leaking over 350 tons of highly radioactive waste in Pacific sea every 24 hours for the last what? 10 years? At least Chernobyl was dealt with in 5 years, and the radiation spreading was stopped, while Fukushima is leaking it's poison 10 years and it's gonna leak for another 10 years at LEAST. Accidents happen all the time? What should we do? We tend to work out problems and implement solutions. RBMK reactors are still in operation in Russia. Perfectly safe. They didn't had idiot operating them. The point is, EU wants Ukraine to be powerless and to buy expensive electric power coming from, oh I dunno, maybe NUCLEAR REACTORS in France? Sure...
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@@stephencoyne9061 Wasn't really one man's fault tho, that's just the film lol. It was a whole fuck up from the designers who designed the RBMK nuclear reactor, after all the AZ-5 button was meant to stop the reactor not blow it up. Don't forget the Russian government had to fix all RBMK racators all over the Soviet Union (about 8 I believe) so it wasn't a one-off mistake, Can also blame the Russian government who did more to hide the disaster from NATO than to actually try fixing it, and then you have everyone in between who I'm sure you are aware of because of the HBO film.
@@cinegraphics Fukushima was bigger but because of Japan's modern technology and quick response it wasn't anywhere near as bad, at Chernobyl the Russians did everything possible to hide it instead of fixing it and lied constantly to the rest of the world which is why they recon 50,000 have died from the effects.
@@tomw6947 actually, the coverup is bigger than in Soviet times. Because during the Soviet era all the media was owned by the government. So it was easy to censor them. But global nuclear lobby and Japanese government managed to do the same today. When we have tons of media, plus internet. So, the energy invested in coverup was much bigger. The contamination in Fukushima is huge, a lot has been released into the ocean secretly. But soon they will openly pour millions of tons of radioactive water into the ocean. And the media will say it's not dangerous. Liars. Consequences of radiation are being hidden from the people. For example, the seal on the reactor is very leaky. So, in 2017 there was such a big leak of radioactivity, that it was bigger than Chernobyl explosion. Yes, 6 years after Fukushima main explosion, another leak happened which alone was stronger than Chernobyl explosion. But did you hear about that? Probably not. Instead they made a series about Chernobyl, and a few extra documentaries, just to shift the attention of the population to an old disaster, rather than the new one under our nose. The coverup is of epic proportions.
I'm From Kyiv, Ukraine, living 142km away from Chernobyl nuclear power plant, was in Chernobyl 3 times and saw everything in my own eyes but watching your video was truly amazing, perfect documentary work, and a great conveyance of the atmosphere of Chernobyl.
Lex! This is the best feedback I could ever receive, from someone that's been there and also LIVES in the country. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it a lot 🖤 I hope I can return to Kiev soon, I really liked it and also had some amazing food! Which is a lot to say for an Italian man 😂
@@ankitghosh160 hi, thanks we fine, in Kiev at the moment preparing to defense, i joined military and my family is helping as a volunteer’s. Kiev is pretty safe place for now, we only vulnerable for missile strikes but they will never succeed on the ground in Kiev, I’m 100% sure
Gotta say, been binging information on Chernobyl, and all such things related, I loved how well you did this and through all the legal and safe channels to show us, thank you for uploading
Seeing the view of Reactor #3's lid from above really makes you appreciate the view that Perevozchenko must have had. Standing in the reactor hall, watching fuel rod and control rod caps that each weigh hundreds of kilos just bouncing up and down like a child's toy. It's fascinating, really, seeing all of this. Knowing how the operators unknowingly pushed this reactor further and further to the brink, only to have the one switch they thought was their saving grace to act as a detonator.
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex without context, I don’t think it was in bad taste or not taking in the seriousness of the plant. I probably would’ve said something similar because I want to be polite and I’m nervous
Awesome video. That operator crying at the shutdown of Reactor 3 got to me. He probably worked there for years, and I can totally understand his sentiment. Thanks for sharing!
the geiger counter always makes noise, its called background radiation, and its everywhere, at your home too. its just nature. of course it is a fraction of what is at the block 4
There's just this certain sense of fear and awe that this old Soviet stuff brings along with it. Like visiting vast, cyclopean ancient ruins or something but with this twist of strange, massive, ominous machinery that somehow still contains a sense of hulking vitality
Well, there's not been made machines that have so little memory since mid 90s, like literally nothing. Even the shittiest phones had more in the early 2000s.
Seeing the lid of reactor 3 .. could you imagine the guy who came around the corner and seen the plate and the rods jumping off the lid my god.. seeing it's true size it's unimaginable to see that when it happens....😮😮😮
When I first saw your footage of the Reactor 4 Control Room, my heart skipped a beat. The very fact that that room is where it all started, and the whole incident generated so much energy it created a new element (Corium) just blows my mind. The whole world was in danger from just a power plant. It almost seems other-worldly. Edit: I originally left this comment before I watched the rest of the video. Just seen the Reactor 3 room. 2000 tons is nearly 2,000,000 kg. IT BLEW IT RIGHT OFF INTO THE AIR! Anything to do with radioactivity and lots of energy like that blows my mind. This is one of the videos that remind me of how complex this world and science is. Anyway stay safe :)
@@thomashumphreycreativecorium was also created a few times before Chernobyl, such as in Three Mile Island incident. But Chernobyl was the first time ever that corium escaped the reactor core
@@Clenched.Cheeks there were 2 I believe. One co toolroom staff annother Inside the pump room. Inside the facility anyway, there are references to a couple of the security staff never being found in some reports. The problem is there's a whole list of oddball stuff that went on in Chernobyl and reliance on Soviet records which... have always been a somewhat vague thing.
The safety system of this reactor was already Stone Age back then, as was the measuring equipment. In a German nuclear power plant, nobody could have switched off the safety device ... at the slightest attempt, the emergency nuclear power plant would have been switched off
So many things were done the wrong way, plus the staff didn't know about some design flaws in the reactor thanks to the good old way of doing things the soviets had. It's really scary
@@loganc339 иронично что одной из причины взрыва были испытание нацеленное на улучшение безопасности, вроде бы суть заключалась в том, что бы проверить смогут ли турбины вращаясь по инерции смогут питать насосы охлаждения до тех пор пока не будут включены дизельные генераторы. Но из-за халатности и нежелания срывать эксперимент произошло то что произошло, хотя сам по себе эксперимент безопасен.
10:10 -> The original position of the AZ-5 button at the time of the accident was not on the top-left where Yulia pointed, but 60cm below on the down-left side of the panel. After the disaster control panels of Units 1-3 were modified. The location of the button moved towards the top of the panel and button itself changed from push to switch.
I absolutely love how this is a TRUE "bring nothing, leave with nothing" experience. As you see it is as it was and will be. The truest time capsule if there ever was.
Everytime I see the huge number 3 Reactor Hall, and the lid of the RBMK reactor itself, it gets my heart thumping. Those fuel channel caps alone weigh in at 400 kilograms each: the force of an explosion needed to lift that entire lid up into the air is pretty unimaginable. It truly was an epic explosion that trashed unit 4. Without much doubt, this was the worst man-made peace time disaster in history: and they desperately tried to cover it up until every other country asked the USSR: "Hey?! Why are the radiation levels so ridiculously high???". Even then, the downplaying and lying continued. Incredible video, thanks.
Where does the number 400 Kg come from? They were only around 50 Kg. Also, there was a large, delayed response in the USSR as well, the Government Commission didn't even know that radiation levels were so high until a General from the Chemical Troops (Pikalov, I believe) sounded the alarm. And still, the USSR scientists from NIKIET and Kurchatov tried to cover their own tracks by blaming the operators, a good chunk of those lies and mistruths spread by the government are still believed in the west today, meanwhile on the Russian internet, it's even worse. The whole disaster is a mess, and it can take months for one to wrap their own heads over the incident.
Well, it still only killed like 60 people compared to more than 200,000 in Japan nuclear bombings. But the even bigger difference is, Soviets acknowledged it but USA not only acknowledged their role in the Japan bombings but actually blames Japanese civilians for that and is also proud of it...there is the true difference.
So fascinating! It’s un-fathomable to understand all the engineering that went into designing and building this reactor, including all the parts and materials that went into the final product. It’s just so unreal.
First rime came here after watching Chernobyl series. Went complete flashback of series in 15 minutes. This literally created a picture what would hav happened there in 1986.
I’ve been looking for a Chernobyl tour video like this for ages. Finally find it. Absolutely breathe taking footage. Well done mate, I just subscribed, wish you success for your channel ✌🏻
Imagining somewhere down the line after many years, when the radiations levels would have returned to normal inside the reactor no.4 and someone like you would be visiting the reactor 4 as if opening a mummy from pyramids, and people watching the vlog on another platform like RUclips. Brings me chills man ! Excellent Video , the background music and much more things were fantastic.
Thank you so much Aditya, I'm very happy you enjoyed the video! If I ever gain access to that part of the building it would be mind blowing. I'd have to buy a better camera for sure!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Radiation have several effects on recording equipment. Even good cameras would have distorced photos/videos inside the Unit 4. But obviously if somehow someone gain acess to the reactor area the radiation levels won't be that high, so cameras would work without critical issues.
Reactor 4 won't be accessible at all for a long long time, probably won't be after we and the generation after us die off from old age. Hell, might have to build a new containment building because trying to remove said reactor and debris as well as all the sand and lead thrown on top of the reactor will take years to get rid of.
Excellent video. So many lives were lost and destroyed when this happened. So many brave men sacrificed their own lives to save the world from further damage. I was 5 when this happened, and I'll never forget it. God bless those courageous men, and their loved ones.
I have been studying chernobyl for years. This is the first video or picture I have ever seen of the process computer. This was a really slow machine that played a critical roll in the accident.
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Yes... I assume that is the system called skala? There is so very little written about this computer. Thanks for your video. I would love to follow in your foot steps and visit the plant. So very fascinating.
@@dfestus that's exactly the skala system! It was surreal to see it in person, we are not used to computers being the size of a room! If you're passionate about it, I really recommend going, it's a unique experience
Thank you for the video mate! No drama , no acting. You let us feel to our bones as if we were there with you. I will watch all your videos and donate. Great job! Thanks again.
I was just 10 years old when the incident at reactor 4 happened. Luckily I was living in Southern California with my family when it happened. But I'll never forget hearing about that incident since then.
Amazing footage indeed! The atmosphere there even on film is truly something else. The video of the reactor 3 shutdown really shows the pride these people had for their work.
Crazy footage, I loved watching this video, as a person that watched the series and did a small research on Chernobyl's influence on nature, this is fascinating!
Imagine all those years that no one was allowed to enter the #4 corridors. On camera they probably saw some creepy shit, imagine watching something deteriorate over decades on cameras (yes I know security cameras weren’t a thing back then but just imagine if they were)
Thank you for your time and effort making this video, thank you to the good lady showing you around, THANK YOU to the Firemen of Pripyat. 11:07 that memorial is CHILLING.
I've had the chance to go to the exclosure zone and just looking and being near the playground and the apartment blocks where the workers lived gave you the chills of death...I can't imagine what it must feel like to be in reactor's 4 control room....what a brilliant documentary and great footage
Yes, the average age in Pripyat was sooo low, and during the night shift at the plant they'd have the younger, less experienced guys. Can't imagine how those young men must have felt.
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex No jokes here, but if I was an engineer there and the reactor couldn't be stopped, I'd just run as far as I could to prevent me from dying, and probably die from radiation.
@@ThatAviationGamer I can imagine at least somebody thought about just running away! But when the explosion happened then they still didn't know how bad the situation really was, plus they were fed lies by government official, and the city was closed. Yes they also had a strong sense of community, putting a common goal before their own individual health, and for this we can only admire them.
@@ThatAviationGamer If everyone felt that way, we would have had hundreds of thousands of deaths instead of thousands, because all the cleanup workers would have ran away instead of risking their own lives to save others. In any case, potentially risking your life to contain and repair the situation is part of the job expectations of a nuclear plant worker, sort of like a ship's crew being responsible for saving passengers first. If you aren't prepared to make that sacrifice, then don't get into that line of work. These people considered the control room to be their post, and they didn't just abandon it and run at the first sign of trouble, and I respect them for it.
Thank you for making this video, fascinating, and sad knowing the horrible consequences that came from this situation. You deserve more views, and an award for you effort, and work.
That was a for real once in a lifetime experience. RIP all those killed involved in this disaster and thoughts to those many many who suffer today from it.
Looking down on the lid of Reactor 3, you must have felt like Valery Ivanovich Perevozchenko as he looked down on the lid of Reactor 4 and saw the tops of the control rods jumping up and down just before the lid blew
Wow--first time I've seen a video of the Skala system (the computer system that ran the plant). Many videos show the control room, but not the computers that ran it...
In the town I grew up in here in the states there's a nuclear power plant built in the 70s as well. When I was still living there a few years back the company I worked for was contracted for a job there. When we went it was like stepping back in time like this chernobyl tour. Everything was built in the 70s. In certain areas we were allowed to access there were no modern computers and people were generic uniforms so it really felt like a mid 70s time portal had opened. Same thing when we went to a telephone exchange building once. All of the equipment was old as hell and the switch rooms felt like the set of a 70s tv space program or something.
A truly amazing video, and one which sends a constant chill at the same time. I was in Pripyat and Chernobyl in 2010, but I didn’t get anywhere near the inside of the plant building; we were just shown that memorial mark. Really an interesting, yet so eerie video.
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Well, now I see your video, I am quite envious that I did not get the chance to go inside the plant, but I am sure it was due to radiation precautions then in 2010. I was on holiday in Kiev, and I could not let the chance to visit Pripyat/Chernobyl pass me by, so I booked with an agency which made daytrips from the capital. I found myself on a mini-bus with a group of Danish people (I am Norwegian), though I was too busy taking it all in to do much interacting with anyone. I’ve always been totally fascinated by anything regarding the Soviet Union since I was barely in my teens, so to actually be going to the site of the world’s worst ever nuclear disaster was very daunting. We were allowed to walk individually, though only inside designated buildings in Pripyat, so I got to see one of the schools, a factory, a hospital (where those firemens’ uniforms were stored in the basement), the Polessya hotel, the swimming pool and of course the area with the ferris wheel. I had wanted to go inside an appartment building, but we weren’t allowed. For safety reasons, the guide informed us. One hell of a trip. I am sure you felt similar when you visited!
@@BangAverage10 what an amazing experience!! You must have been on one of the very early tours, I don't think they were allowed before 2010, and you did absolutely the right thing booking it even with random people! I totally get how you felt, I've always been fascinated by Chernobyl and Pripyat, so finally being there in person was soooo unbelievable! Back then it sure wasn't possible to visit unit 4 of the power plant, they only allowed it in late 2019. And I think only scientists or research teams were allowed inside at all back then. But if you get the chance, I really recommend doing it now!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex It appears they started as early as 2002 with the tours. I just know it was definitely prior to 2010, as I'd seen RUclips footage of people venturing there already. I guess it is a much bigger industry nowadays even compared to when I was there, although I do seem to remember reading that there were parts of Pripyat which had been cordoned off to the public, and so the amount of buildings you may actually enter has been reduced. I could remember wrong, mind. It certainly seems we had similar motives in going :) I am not sure I'll ever go back, probably not, but your video certainly woke up a big curiousity in me regarding entering the building of the reactors. You were so close to 'ground zero', so to speak. I am amazed they let anyone that near. The levels of radiation were not too high? How long were you allowed to stay on top of the reactor 3 core?
@@BangAverage10 Yeah I remember those very early videos of people dressed in full protective suits going inside the plant! Back then they would visit reactor 2 instead of number 3 like I did. We were mere meters away from reactor 4, in fact we were only allowed around 5 minutes or less in control room 4, and if I remember correctly around the same amount time, maybe a little longer, on top of reactor 3. Levels are definitely higher than normal, but as you know if you stay there for a few minutes it's not dangerous.
The atom is such a powerful force, the way these guys rushed through the dark corridor gives u a sense of horror n basically they were running from atoms which could penetrate your body in an instant
Sweden, the first non-Soviet country that detected radiation coming from Chernobyl! Thank you for your support 🖤 Haha I'd love for Mr. Bald to see this, or to go back to the zone with him 💣
I like how, when they're in the reactor room, and he asked if he can go higher, the tour guide is like, yeah whatever, I sure ain't going up there, but you can.
Such a wonderful video with such a great tour. This deserves millions of views. Btw can u please mention the music used? The music are too calming in nature.
8:10 you can tell things get serious when she switches from a normal surgical mask to an actual respirator. She isn't afraid of one of the most contagious virus in human history but afraid of radioactive dust.
One is way more dangerous than the other, I think you can guess which is which (oh and did you know, that according to a guy who worked a lot with radiation, plutonium tastes sweet)
Probably because being contagious has nothing to do with being deadly. The common cold is "one of the most contagious viruses" too. But if you are young and in reasonably good health, you have almost 100% chance of surviving Coronavirus. Whereas a person who works in a damn nuclear exclusion zone _will_ get a damaging or deadly dose of radiation if they fail to protect themselves properly. A virus does not have a cumulative effect, either you get it or you dont. Radiation accumulates every time you are exposed to it. In any case, where do you get that she is "not afraid" of coronovirus? She is wearing a surgical mask to protect herself, which is what the government tells us to do to be safe. Because she doesnt wear a full respirator around all day, it means she laughs at coronavirus? Have you _ever_ seen someone wear a respirator all day to avoid Covid? It is not feasible or realistic. All she is doing is following government safety procedures in both cases, and you insult her by suggesting she neglects or minimizes Covid safety. She did everything she is supposed to do.
@@justforever96 I don't think Random Channel was making light about it, just you took issue with his comment, just honestly let it be, we do the best one can and in a couple years
I always wondered what the red waxy substance beside the AZ-5 switch was. Apparently it was a seal to hold a cover over the switch down with a piece of string, only to be broken in an emergency. When I watched the documentary, I had assumed it was another rubber button that had just deteriorated over time
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Wow, i almost cried seeing the control room.
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hey did you watch the Chernobyl tv seres i got it yesterday
its pretty good so far
@@lucasfeidler6837 oh yeah I watched immediately as soon as it came out! They did an amazing job
The shutdown footage of reactor nr. 3 really shows those people had passion for their work. A lot of people tend to look down on the operators of Chernobyl (especially of nr 4). Though dont forget the heroism and skillfulness which was present. Actual operators ran straight to their death in an attempt to rescue colleagues and shut down critical valves and systems, which saved many lives.
yeah the much bigger issue was the design of the reactor itself, allowing for such a condition, with no containment. in pwr reactors (russian vwer and western types) if the fuel gets to hot the water boils away, and the water in these is used as a moderator, so the reactor stops itself.
@@SimonBauer7the design was good,it was the human greedy who made the disaster
Except, it was their incompetence that got them there in the first place...They literally disregarded every known safety measure.
@@valdito_2123 The design was not good. The chernobyl reactor was poorly designed, they didn't even have a containment unit lol
@@SimonBauer7 It was a combination of the two factors. A poorly designed plant and the fact that the operators disregarded every safety measure. The design of the reactor required no less than 30 control rods to be inserted at any given time. In the operators infinite wisdom they decided to pull all but 7 out to try and increase power. Even the computer safety alarm went off, the operators, rather than do what the computer said, decided to turn off the computer lol. It was like putting a piece of tape over your car's "low oil indicator". So yea, half the fault lays at the feet of the operators themselves. A high cost to pay for several missteps...
Khodemchuk's story always strikes me. Imagine getting ready for a calm night shift only to find yourself watching and dying in the greatest nuclear catastrophe of all time. No time to say goodbye and nobody will see you again after this, entombed inside a nuclear hell. What a tragedy, rip to all the brave souls which perished from this utter tragedy :(
That really hits hard. All of those people deserve our utmost respect!
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts 🖤
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Greetings from Greece and thank you for your wonderful video, please keep up the good job :)
Honestly I’d rather be khodemchuk (I hope I spelled that right) because it’s widely speculated that he died quickly in the blast. That would be so much better than the two weeks it took Vasily Ignatenko to basically liquify alive. Radiation poisoning like the stuff the firefighters got is no joke man. I’ve read Ludmilla’s account of the events in the book “Voices from Chernobyl” and the unimaginable pain those men must have gone through is just...
So bad, I can’t even describe how I feel thinking about it.
He was in the blast radius, he probably would have felt pain for a second, then died, his death was merciful compared to the others
There's also a great movie out now about the Fukushima disaster called "Fukushima 50". Worth a watch!
The fact that they were controlling a nuclear reactor with a combined memory of only 8 kilobytes is mind blowing to me
It is! Most likely it could be increased with the tape units you see in the back of the room. But still, incredible
Just think of them launching shuttles to space with almost the same tech.
@@Krushak8888lol imagine thinking that happened
@@Krushak8888 fr, with the US Space shuttle's onboard analog flight computers only holding a whole megabyte worth of memory space combined. My, how far technology has come.
It's amazing how little memory you need for software if you take out all the fancy graphics.
7:56 you can see that this man loved working here and knew what every knob and button did.
Or he just loved cigarettes and a face full of tiddies
@@thejollyrancher6713 your comment deserves much more likes
Why would they send someone that didn't?
@@ManOfPillowDoom why? Well ask them why they sended new engineers there to blow up a reactor
It must feel surreal to work on what are essentially ruins. Knowing that just few corridors away lies a time capsule from a disaster. A significant chunk of the plant is destroyed and unusable, yet you still rely on it to work.
I know im late but also adding, imagine going to work and having all that radiation right outside.
Why does this not have more views? This is great footage. I just love watching anything about Chernobyl.
Thanks so much for the kind words Macey! 🖤
Because not that many people have clicked on the video to view it
777 Likes
Some searched it...bro
Because the bits the viewers really wanted to see were blocked because they were considered illegal.
This video is criminally underrated, it deserves more views! You did a great job documenting everything!
Thank you so much Jax, I really appreciate your support! 🖤 This is just my first video, hopefully more people will get to see it in the next few weeks! 😁
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex no problem man! I love small channels like these! It's cool to see them grow and change, you keep up the good work and keep doing what your doing!
@@Punkweight8080 That's huge motivation, thanks again!! I'll work on some new videos soon, in the meantime you can catch me on Instagram too! Have a good one 🤘🏻
Eventually youtube’s algorithim will put you on the front page and this video will get the millions of views it deserves. Amazing stuff!
Thank you so much for your support! 🖤
Let's pray to the youtube gods 🙏🏻
Well, its true...
Recommended to me today so maybe it will
@@dwalker771 did you like it? 👀
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Some brilliant footage yes! Quite creepy at times thinking about the chaos that must have happened that night. Great video
So sad knowing that behind that wall Khodemchuk is still there.
Who?
@@baileyjeantalbot4779 One of the scientists who was working next to the reactor when it exploded, his body is still there till this day because it was too dangerous to even try recover him.
@@eclipsegfxable his body is long gone by now. The radiation would have disitegrated his body.
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 Who knows...Go find out lol
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 Probably the opposite. The intense radiation has probably preserved his body or what remains of it. There have been a few small scale nuclear accidents from people trying to steal medical radiography equipment, where their bodies were discovered without any signs of decay - Anything that could have broken down tissues (bacteria, fungi etc.) wouldn't be able to survive in the tissues.
Both the narrator and the tour guide are really well spoken. Thank you for this great content. It is an education that everyone should have about what happened in Chernobyl
Thank you very much for watching and for sharing thoughts on the video! They really mean a lot to me 🖤
Wow, that shutdown footage is really touching. You can tell that one dude had been working here for years and really cared about this place. Seems like an odd sentiment with regards to Chernobyl but I get it.
I totally agree with you. Most of those people had been working in Chernobyl for decades at that point, many were directly affected by the accident and god knows how many were forced out of their homes. I think they saw the shutdown as the final nail in the coffin for whatever was left of "normal" in their lives. Since I've been there, I have nothing but simpathy and admiration for the Ukrainian people.
Thank you for watching and commenting :)
After they decided to shut down entire plant, people that worked there knew they had nothing good coming their way. They were just "not needed" by their government anymore and early retirements are really low in payment, these people couldn't afford a decent life anymore. On top of that, they were all affected by disaster on some way or level and their tears, well, they do speak a lot, don't they? I personally would never close that facility if people wanted to work there. RBMK reactors proved that they are safe if everything is been done properly. It's just that Europe was too paranoid after accident and demanded all RBMK reactors to be shut down. On top of that, Ukraine was disarmed out of nuclear weapons and look how it worked out for them? Now Krim is taken over by Russia and entire north of Ukraine is taken by pro-Russian terrorists. Ukraine was betrayed by EU and NATO, but, I guess, Ukraine needed to learn the hard way how trustworthy EU and NATO are! U.K. didn't left EU for nothing...
@@adrianshephard224 Yeah NATO sure betrayed Ukraine. Oh wait, that was Russia. Russia invaded them using soldiers out of uniform and stole part of their country. Then Ukraine joined NATO which now has the backing of the other NATO countries and their nuclear arsenals. Not to mention it was Russia that built Chernobyl and refused to make it safe even knowing the dangers it posed. That worked so fucking well for the people of Ukraine. I'm really surprised more countries aren't lining up to join up with Russia and have giant dirty bombs installed in their countries.
Concerning "their" nukes. Those belonged to the USSR. Ukraine didn't disarm, Russia just took back their nukes. Let's not mention the inept and/or corrupt morons lost scores of warheads, many of which are probably still unaccounted for.
Also, concerning the shutting down of reactors 1-3: A turbine fire in reactor #2 took place causing serious damage.
At that point the international community kinda got sick of this poorly maintained nightmare plant and didn't feel like having the possibility that 3 more active reactors could recreate the events of reactor 4. But I guess they're crazy right? After all it was so easy and cheap to mitigate the original explosion. Not like we're still working on it decades later.
Sure it sucks that the plant operators lost their job but, I think that's worth it to avoid another nuclear disaster.
@@adrianshephard224 RBMK reactors prove that they are safe if everything is done properly...
Wild, have you heard of Chernobyl?
@@tsarfox3462 Last time i checked, Ukraine was part of that Soviet union and they didn't owed a Russians a fucking dime. Those nukes didn't belonged to Russians but to Ukrainians that paid for them. Why give something to someone that doesn't own it in the first place? Those nukes were safe heaven for Ukraine. The second they gave it to Russia, the second Ukraine was vulnerable to Russia's territorial secession's and political instability. Those nukes would have kept those Russians at check. But the worst thing of all is the fact that NATO actually pushed politically Ukraine to get rid of the nukes. They (NATO) guaranteed to Ukraine, it's territorial sovereignty. And guess what, NATO and EU didn't do a JACK SHIT against Russia when they snatched the piece of Krim and rest of Ukraine territory. As for accident in Chernobyl, yes we all know how it happened, and your point is? Shouldn't you be more worried about Fukushima that is leaking over 350 tons of highly radioactive waste in Pacific sea every 24 hours for the last what? 10 years? At least Chernobyl was dealt with in 5 years, and the radiation spreading was stopped, while Fukushima is leaking it's poison 10 years and it's gonna leak for another 10 years at LEAST. Accidents happen all the time? What should we do? We tend to work out problems and implement solutions. RBMK reactors are still in operation in Russia. Perfectly safe. They didn't had idiot operating them. The point is, EU wants Ukraine to be powerless and to buy expensive electric power coming from, oh I dunno, maybe NUCLEAR REACTORS in France? Sure...
I'm surprised nobody is talking about the voice whispering "hey" at 12:30 It sounds a little bit spooky.
Said eh twice
Everyone Gangsta till Dyatlov emerges from the restroom
Underrated comment bro😂😂😭
I AM DYING XD
Blasted off, dytlov was true thanos
More like Blyatlov...
@@ursuss100 lol
I really tought I was watching a channel with 200-600k subscribers but when I looked at ur sub count I was dissapointed, you are so underrated! You gained a subscriber.
Nicolas this is incredible feedback, thank you! 🖤 Yes this video and the Pripyat video are my very first! Thank you for subscribing, a new video is coming next Monday!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex No need to thank me for speaking the truth :) And ill be sure to watch that video too!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex And here I am also. Just subscribed. Keep up the great work.
I can feel the radiation just by watching it,what a terrifying tragedy
It’s sad how the tragedy happened because of 1 mans stubbornness
@@stephencoyne9061 Wasn't really one man's fault tho, that's just the film lol. It was a whole fuck up from the designers who designed the RBMK nuclear reactor, after all the AZ-5 button was meant to stop the reactor not blow it up. Don't forget the Russian government had to fix all RBMK racators all over the Soviet Union (about 8 I believe) so it wasn't a one-off mistake, Can also blame the Russian government who did more to hide the disaster from NATO than to actually try fixing it, and then you have everyone in between who I'm sure you are aware of because of the HBO film.
People from Fukushima: "This is for children. Our explosion was way bigger".
@@cinegraphics Fukushima was bigger but because of Japan's modern technology and quick response it wasn't anywhere near as bad, at Chernobyl the Russians did everything possible to hide it instead of fixing it and lied constantly to the rest of the world which is why they recon 50,000 have died from the effects.
@@tomw6947 actually, the coverup is bigger than in Soviet times. Because during the Soviet era all the media was owned by the government. So it was easy to censor them. But global nuclear lobby and Japanese government managed to do the same today. When we have tons of media, plus internet. So, the energy invested in coverup was much bigger. The contamination in Fukushima is huge, a lot has been released into the ocean secretly. But soon they will openly pour millions of tons of radioactive water into the ocean. And the media will say it's not dangerous. Liars. Consequences of radiation are being hidden from the people. For example, the seal on the reactor is very leaky. So, in 2017 there was such a big leak of radioactivity, that it was bigger than Chernobyl explosion. Yes, 6 years after Fukushima main explosion, another leak happened which alone was stronger than Chernobyl explosion. But did you hear about that? Probably not.
Instead they made a series about Chernobyl, and a few extra documentaries, just to shift the attention of the population to an old disaster, rather than the new one under our nose. The coverup is of epic proportions.
I'm From Kyiv, Ukraine, living 142km away from Chernobyl nuclear power plant, was in Chernobyl 3 times and saw everything in my own eyes but watching your video was truly amazing, perfect documentary work, and a great conveyance of the atmosphere of Chernobyl.
Lex! This is the best feedback I could ever receive, from someone that's been there and also LIVES in the country. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it a lot 🖤
I hope I can return to Kiev soon, I really liked it and also had some amazing food! Which is a lot to say for an Italian man 😂
LEX my man, I hope you're doing alright and you're safe. I'm devastated by what's happening.
Bro?Are u okay? I am sending prayers.Please reply if u see this :)
Hey bro,How are you? Are you okay?
I hope you and you're family ia well.
@@ankitghosh160 hi, thanks we fine, in Kiev at the moment preparing to defense, i joined military and my family is helping as a volunteer’s. Kiev is pretty safe place for now, we only vulnerable for missile strikes but they will never succeed on the ground in Kiev, I’m 100% sure
Gotta say, been binging information on Chernobyl, and all such things related, I loved how well you did this and through all the legal and safe channels to show us, thank you for uploading
Thank you for saying this 🖤 I'm happy you liked the video!
Seeing the view of Reactor #3's lid from above really makes you appreciate the view that Perevozchenko must have had. Standing in the reactor hall, watching fuel rod and control rod caps that each weigh hundreds of kilos just bouncing up and down like a child's toy.
It's fascinating, really, seeing all of this. Knowing how the operators unknowingly pushed this reactor further and further to the brink, only to have the one switch they thought was their saving grace to act as a detonator.
in a way, it would be terrifying to see them moving up and down like that.
It was just the fuel caps.
"Beautifully" picked words... from the HBO series episode 5.
@@pirimalac yeah it pretty much gave out everything that happened that night in a nutshell
bro nobody showed tht much inside the reactors man. This is lit bro. Should ve more views.
Thanks a lot Pritam!
'can i go up up?'
'if you wish'
'i wish'
that bit made me laugh more than it should haha
Haha at first I didn't want to include it because I didn't want to come across like I wasn't taking it seriously... But then I couldn't help myself
Honestly I'm glad you did haha,
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex without context, I don’t think it was in bad taste or not taking in the seriousness of the plant. I probably would’ve said something similar because I want to be polite and I’m nervous
He realized that after the explosion there was no reactor any more!!! Good Man...
One of the very few people who did!
The way the walls and electrical equipment on the way to-, and around Reactor 4 deteriorates so heavily is so...deeply disturbing and haunting to see.
Awesome video. That operator crying at the shutdown of Reactor 3 got to me. He probably worked there for years, and I can totally understand his sentiment.
Thanks for sharing!
everybody gangsta until the Geiger counter starts making noises
@Leah Harper yes but there are some places that aren't as radioactive, and maybe not enough to get picked up by the counter lol
@@TripleTwo_ It was edited in
the geiger counter always makes noise, its called background radiation, and its everywhere, at your home too. its just nature. of course it is a fraction of what is at the block 4
@@SimonBauer7 Yes, but for the 'simplicity' of the joke I did not specify it, thanks for pointing it out.
Amazing tour. The old soviet architecture and designs give me a feeling I can't really describe.
Oh wow thanks Thomas the tank engine!
look up bald and bankrupt
Its like almost a nostalgic feeling, it feels like youre intruding, like you shouldnt REALLY be there. For me, its also an abandoned house vibe.p
There's just this certain sense of fear and awe that this old Soviet stuff brings along with it. Like visiting vast, cyclopean ancient ruins or something but with this twist of strange, massive, ominous machinery that somehow still contains a sense of hulking vitality
@@MelancoliaI Video games and movies probably has helped establish this feeling >_
8KB of memory to monitor a whole nuclear reactor.
Seems like it's impossible today.
Well, there's not been made machines that have so little memory since mid 90s, like literally nothing. Even the shittiest phones had more in the early 2000s.
@@TheTripol IoT devices only have like 4kb of memory, so yeah no
Apollo went to the moon with 4Kb of RAM... Its ROM was on a 32Kb hard-drive... Different times!
what consumes much of the memory is graphical stuffs. If you don't have graphical things, you don't need too much memory.
It only does calculations. A regular calculator is good enough.
Seeing the lid of reactor 3 .. could you imagine the guy who came around the corner and seen the plate and the rods jumping off the lid my god.. seeing it's true size it's unimaginable to see that when it happens....😮😮😮
Those old electronic devices are 1000x more fascinating than the current ones!!
I can’t imagine how it is working there till today. Front halt of the building Still clean and alive with people, and the back side an absolute ruin
When I first saw your footage of the Reactor 4 Control Room, my heart skipped a beat. The very fact that that room is where it all started, and the whole incident generated so much energy it created a new element (Corium) just blows my mind. The whole world was in danger from just a power plant. It almost seems other-worldly.
Edit: I originally left this comment before I watched the rest of the video. Just seen the Reactor 3 room. 2000 tons is nearly 2,000,000 kg. IT BLEW IT RIGHT OFF INTO THE AIR! Anything to do with radioactivity and lots of energy like that blows my mind. This is one of the videos that remind me of how complex this world and science is.
Anyway stay safe :)
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! It really makes me happy when my little video has such an effect on someone!
"Corium" is not an element. Is just the name of the molten, mixed and solidified parts of the core.
@@vihai Ah ok that makes sense.
@@thomashumphreycreativecorium was also created a few times before Chernobyl, such as in Three Mile Island incident. But Chernobyl was the first time ever that corium escaped the reactor core
@@thomashumphreycreative In fact, it would be called a compound.
Should make a horror movie about the guy who's body they never found. Rest in peace dude.
There is at least 4 if I remember correctly.
If he was in the room with the explosion, good chance he just melted and is part of the elephants foot
@@jediknight1294 According to the video only one person was never found and he was buried under debris.
@@Clenched.Cheeks there were 2 I believe. One co toolroom staff annother Inside the pump room. Inside the facility anyway, there are references to a couple of the security staff never being found in some reports.
The problem is there's a whole list of oddball stuff that went on in Chernobyl and reliance on Soviet records which... have always been a somewhat vague thing.
The safety system of this reactor was already Stone Age back then, as was the measuring equipment. In a German nuclear power plant, nobody could have switched off the safety device ... at the slightest attempt, the emergency nuclear power plant would have been switched off
So many things were done the wrong way, plus the staff didn't know about some design flaws in the reactor thanks to the good old way of doing things the soviets had. It's really scary
@@elkirko5526 это не халатность а испытание
@@lIIIIIIIl-96969 Test of what
1986 was the End of many Things .It is the beginning of the the End of the UDSSR!
@@loganc339 иронично что одной из причины взрыва были испытание нацеленное на улучшение безопасности, вроде бы суть заключалась в том, что бы проверить смогут ли турбины вращаясь по инерции смогут питать насосы охлаждения до тех пор пока не будут включены дизельные генераторы. Но из-за халатности и нежелания срывать эксперимент произошло то что произошло, хотя сам по себе эксперимент безопасен.
Thank you so much for documenting all of this and showing us just the way it is!
Take care.
Thank you Pratyush for watching and for your kind comment! Much appreciated
Oh god , this is literally so sad. We should be thankful for the liquidators of what they've done! :(
10:10 -> The original position of the AZ-5 button at the time of the accident was not on the top-left where Yulia pointed, but 60cm below on the down-left side of the panel. After the disaster control panels of Units 1-3 were modified. The location of the button moved towards the top of the panel and button itself changed from push to switch.
Watching this certainly was a chilling experience, that's for sure. It's hard to imagine that it's 35 years ago this April 2021.
when you realise that the total storage in the plant is less than the phone you have in your pocket
Less than an NES game
Its a great footage, i cant skip anything about chernobyl. This footage deserves million views.
Thanks a lot Mansoor! New video is coming this Sunday, see you then!
-Can we go up, up?
-If you wish
-I wish.
I absolutely love how this is a TRUE "bring nothing, leave with nothing" experience. As you see it is as it was and will be. The truest time capsule if there ever was.
This is awesome. To the point and respectful, good work!
Cheers from Finland!
Thank you for watching and for this very kind comment! 🖤 🇫🇮
this should start getting the views it deserves soon, it was on the front page for me
Front page?? Holy s✖️✖️t! Thanks for letting me know!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Front page here also. Amazing work men!
Everytime I see the huge number 3 Reactor Hall, and the lid of the RBMK reactor itself, it gets my heart thumping. Those fuel channel caps alone weigh in at 400 kilograms each: the force of an explosion needed to lift that entire lid up into the air is pretty unimaginable. It truly was an epic explosion that trashed unit 4. Without much doubt, this was the worst man-made peace time disaster in history: and they desperately tried to cover it up until every other country asked the USSR: "Hey?! Why are the radiation levels so ridiculously high???". Even then, the downplaying and lying continued.
Incredible video, thanks.
I second everthing you said Matthew!
And thanks for watching!
Where does the number 400 Kg come from? They were only around 50 Kg. Also, there was a large, delayed response in the USSR as well, the Government Commission didn't even know that radiation levels were so high until a General from the Chemical Troops (Pikalov, I believe) sounded the alarm. And still, the USSR scientists from NIKIET and Kurchatov tried to cover their own tracks by blaming the operators, a good chunk of those lies and mistruths spread by the government are still believed in the west today, meanwhile on the Russian internet, it's even worse. The whole disaster is a mess, and it can take months for one to wrap their own heads over the incident.
Well, it still only killed like 60 people compared to more than 200,000 in Japan nuclear bombings. But the even bigger difference is, Soviets acknowledged it but USA not only acknowledged their role in the Japan bombings but actually blames Japanese civilians for that and is also proud of it...there is the true difference.
Shame on RUclips, recommend me this masterpiece after 2 years 🤷
This is insane, just mind blowing that you can go there
Thanks for watching and for your comment 🖤 it really is a mind blowing experience, I already wanna go back!
Its amazing reactor 3 didn't get damaged with such a proximity to reactor 4.
So fascinating! It’s un-fathomable to understand all the engineering that went into designing and building this reactor, including all the parts and materials that went into the final product. It’s just so unreal.
Yeah I always find myself thinking about the complexity of the structures I visit! Engineering marvels
First rime came here after watching Chernobyl series. Went complete flashback of series in 15 minutes. This literally created a picture what would hav happened there in 1986.
I’ve been looking for a Chernobyl tour video like this for ages. Finally find it. Absolutely breathe taking footage. Well done mate, I just subscribed, wish you success for your channel ✌🏻
Thank you so much Brad, I'm really happy this is what you were looking for!
Goosebumps, a great video, well documented, and the factual explanations, great.
Imagining somewhere down the line after many years, when the radiations levels would have returned to normal inside the reactor no.4 and someone like you would be visiting the reactor 4 as if opening a mummy from pyramids, and people watching the vlog on another platform like RUclips. Brings me chills man !
Excellent Video , the background music and much more things were fantastic.
Thank you so much Aditya, I'm very happy you enjoyed the video!
If I ever gain access to that part of the building it would be mind blowing. I'd have to buy a better camera for sure!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Radiation have several effects on recording equipment. Even good cameras would have distorced photos/videos inside the Unit 4.
But obviously if somehow someone gain acess to the reactor area the radiation levels won't be that high, so cameras would work without critical issues.
Reactor 4 won't be accessible at all for a long long time, probably won't be after we and the generation after us die off from old age. Hell, might have to build a new containment building because trying to remove said reactor and debris as well as all the sand and lead thrown on top of the reactor will take years to get rid of.
@@wazzdawgprob even 10th gen will not be able to look at it
Excellent video. So many lives were lost and destroyed when this happened. So many brave men sacrificed their own lives to save the world from further damage. I was 5 when this happened, and I'll never forget it. God bless those courageous men, and their loved ones.
I have been studying chernobyl for years. This is the first video or picture I have ever seen of the process computer. This was a really slow machine that played a critical roll in the accident.
Hey, thanks for sharing this and for watching my video! Are you talking about the reactor 3 monitoring system at 4:23?
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Yes... I assume that is the system called skala? There is so very little written about this computer. Thanks for your video. I would love to follow in your foot steps and visit the plant. So very fascinating.
@@dfestus that's exactly the skala system! It was surreal to see it in person, we are not used to computers being the size of a room! If you're passionate about it, I really recommend going, it's a unique experience
@@dfestus actually u are correct there is NO Footage of the skaka
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex fun fact looking at the latest printouts before the explosion would tell you that there was going to be an explosion
Great video. That footage of the chopper going down has always spooked me for some reason.
Thanks Bill! That was always a chilling visual
Thank you for the video mate! No drama , no acting. You let us feel to our bones as if we were there with you. I will watch all your videos and donate. Great job! Thanks again.
I was just 10 years old when the incident at reactor 4 happened. Luckily I was living in Southern California with my family when it happened. But I'll never forget hearing about that incident since then.
this is insane footage that not too many people can obtain.
i was honestly shocked it didn't have more views. especially with access to Reactor 4.
Thank you Josh! Well if you consider this is the first video I ever made and I opened a brand new RUclips channel just to post it... It's not bad 😁
Amazing footage indeed! The atmosphere there even on film is truly something else. The video of the reactor 3 shutdown really shows the pride these people had for their work.
Man, those sounds at 12:31 give me the chills. They sound like a whispering "hey" 😨.
Exactly
12:40 Literally the scariest part in this video. :0
Crazy footage, I loved watching this video, as a person that watched the series and did a small research on Chernobyl's influence on nature, this is fascinating!
Thank you Ron! Nature around Chernobyl is an amazing subject, that place became one of the biggest natural reservations in the world
Well still, the series is highly inaccurate and not a good source of information on the incident.
Imagine all those years that no one was allowed to enter the #4 corridors. On camera they probably saw some creepy shit, imagine watching something deteriorate over decades on cameras (yes I know security cameras weren’t a thing back then but just imagine if they were)
and yet there must be a couple of decayed dead bodies somewhere under the inaccessible reactor 4 rubble still waiting to be found.
Thank you for your time and effort making this video, thank you to the good lady showing you around, THANK YOU to the Firemen of Pripyat. 11:07 that memorial is CHILLING.
Thank you very much for saying this Daniel. And yes, the memorial was a really touching part of the trip, which was so eye opening as a whole
It's literally like traveling back in time. It's so surreal. But fascinating.
Thank you so much for making this video!
Thank you for watching! It always makes me happy to know people are enjoying this little thing
I've had the chance to go to the exclosure zone and just looking and being near the playground and the apartment blocks where the workers lived gave you the chills of death...I can't imagine what it must feel like to be in reactor's 4 control room....what a brilliant documentary and great footage
Whats crazy is how young most of the victims were. In their mid to early 20's
Yes, the average age in Pripyat was sooo low, and during the night shift at the plant they'd have the younger, less experienced guys. Can't imagine how those young men must have felt.
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex No jokes here, but if I was an engineer there and the reactor couldn't be stopped, I'd just run as far as I could to prevent me from dying, and probably die from radiation.
@@ThatAviationGamer I can imagine at least somebody thought about just running away! But when the explosion happened then they still didn't know how bad the situation really was, plus they were fed lies by government official, and the city was closed.
Yes they also had a strong sense of community, putting a common goal before their own individual health, and for this we can only admire them.
@@ThatAviationGamer If everyone felt that way, we would have had hundreds of thousands of deaths instead of thousands, because all the cleanup workers would have ran away instead of risking their own lives to save others. In any case, potentially risking your life to contain and repair the situation is part of the job expectations of a nuclear plant worker, sort of like a ship's crew being responsible for saving passengers first. If you aren't prepared to make that sacrifice, then don't get into that line of work. These people considered the control room to be their post, and they didn't just abandon it and run at the first sign of trouble, and I respect them for it.
Thank you for making this video, fascinating, and sad knowing the horrible consequences
that came from this situation. You deserve more views, and an award for you effort, and work.
Thank you for your comment, that's very kind! I'm very passionate about this topic and happy so many people are enjoying this little video I made
9:29 Perfect capture of the intensity of this place!
That control room was eerie, yet beautiful. Great video and haunting music.
These men and women ..who all got big heart.. so sorry for people who lost there life to save world ..god blessed for.Everyone work there..
It gives me creeps but it's a super cool experience to visit Chernobyl 😱
You can come next time 😎
Ur not alone
You can go and in Ukraine its soo cheap as i know
Zeig Wurstfach 😍
That was a for real once in a lifetime experience. RIP all those killed involved in this disaster and thoughts to those many many who suffer today from it.
i hope that all those workers who spoke in this video and who work for chernobyl are fine at the moment
it‘s a warzone now…
I tried to reach out. If I have any update I'll post them here!
@@ee-mv3es got no answer unfortunately 🙁
I didn't know your channel, but now I saw this video and I found it as beautiful as it is scary. thanks from Italy.
Grassie a ti Carlo! ✨
Looking down on the lid of Reactor 3, you must have felt like Valery Ivanovich Perevozchenko as he looked down on the lid of Reactor 4 and saw the tops of the control rods jumping up and down just before the lid blew
Wow--first time I've seen a video of the Skala system (the computer system that ran the plant). Many videos show the control room, but not the computers that ran it...
I'm glad I was able to bring you something new!
Thanks for watching and commenting 🖤
An extremely well produced video! Good job and keep up the amazing work!
Thank you Domagoj, that's very kind!
I'll do my best, in the meantime feel free to check out my Pripyat video 🖤
Man, the chernobyl computer infrastructure there looks like it was more than a decade out of date when the reactor melted down.
The most detailed video about Chernobyl control rooms I’ve seen
Thank you for saying that!
Brother, I don't usually comment but this is incredible. New sub. I like how you took some time to reflect on the lives lived and died there.
Bravo!
Thank you so much Nirvan! Yes this is a subject I'm very passionate about, I hope I came off as respectful as possible!
Cant imagine how the workers layout all the electrical cables, sensors, gas pipes during the construction.. must be a hell of work
🔥🔥🔥amazing documentation⚠️
Thank you so much! It's my first ever video, so I'm very happy you liked it. Next monday I'll publish another one exploring Pripyat! See you then :)
Im so fascinated by this
Thank you. I just finished reading Midnight at Chernobyl. This gave me an understanding of the plant layout I was reading about.
In the town I grew up in here in the states there's a nuclear power plant built in the 70s as well. When I was still living there a few years back the company I worked for was contracted for a job there. When we went it was like stepping back in time like this chernobyl tour. Everything was built in the 70s. In certain areas we were allowed to access there were no modern computers and people were generic uniforms so it really felt like a mid 70s time portal had opened. Same thing when we went to a telephone exchange building once. All of the equipment was old as hell and the switch rooms felt like the set of a 70s tv space program or something.
A truly amazing video, and one which sends a constant chill at the same time. I was in Pripyat and Chernobyl in 2010, but I didn’t get anywhere near the inside of the plant building; we were just shown that memorial mark. Really an interesting, yet so eerie video.
Thank you very much Joachim! How was your experience there? I would have loved to go so early on, when there still wasn't so much casual tourism
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex Well, now I see your video, I am quite envious that I did not get the chance to go inside the plant, but I am sure it was due to radiation precautions then in 2010.
I was on holiday in Kiev, and I could not let the chance to visit Pripyat/Chernobyl pass me by, so I booked with an agency which made daytrips from the capital. I found myself on a mini-bus with a group of Danish people (I am Norwegian), though I was too busy taking it all in to do much interacting with anyone. I’ve always been totally fascinated by anything regarding the Soviet Union since I was barely in my teens, so to actually be going to the site of the world’s worst ever nuclear disaster was very daunting.
We were allowed to walk individually, though only inside designated buildings in Pripyat, so I got to see one of the schools, a factory, a hospital (where those firemens’ uniforms were stored in the basement), the Polessya hotel, the swimming pool and of course the area with the ferris wheel. I had wanted to go inside an appartment building, but we weren’t allowed. For safety reasons, the guide informed us.
One hell of a trip. I am sure you felt similar when you visited!
@@BangAverage10 what an amazing experience!! You must have been on one of the very early tours, I don't think they were allowed before 2010, and you did absolutely the right thing booking it even with random people!
I totally get how you felt, I've always been fascinated by Chernobyl and Pripyat, so finally being there in person was soooo unbelievable!
Back then it sure wasn't possible to visit unit 4 of the power plant, they only allowed it in late 2019. And I think only scientists or research teams were allowed inside at all back then. But if you get the chance, I really recommend doing it now!
@@ForgottenWondersUrbex It appears they started as early as 2002 with the tours. I just know it was definitely prior to 2010, as I'd seen RUclips footage of people venturing there already. I guess it is a much bigger industry nowadays even compared to when I was there, although I do seem to remember reading that there were parts of Pripyat which had been cordoned off to the public, and so the amount of buildings you may actually enter has been reduced. I could remember wrong, mind.
It certainly seems we had similar motives in going :)
I am not sure I'll ever go back, probably not, but your video certainly woke up a big curiousity in me regarding entering the building of the reactors. You were so close to 'ground zero', so to speak. I am amazed they let anyone that near. The levels of radiation were not too high? How long were you allowed to stay on top of the reactor 3 core?
@@BangAverage10 Yeah I remember those very early videos of people dressed in full protective suits going inside the plant! Back then they would visit reactor 2 instead of number 3 like I did.
We were mere meters away from reactor 4, in fact we were only allowed around 5 minutes or less in control room 4, and if I remember correctly around the same amount time, maybe a little longer, on top of reactor 3. Levels are definitely higher than normal, but as you know if you stay there for a few minutes it's not dangerous.
glad this is getting popular, well deserved
I would get scared to the bone even trying to enter the building
Anyways an awesome video and you're a very brave person
That's very kind of you Roncy, thank you! 🖤
The atom is such a powerful force, the way these guys rushed through the dark corridor gives u a sense of horror n basically they were running from atoms which could penetrate your body in an instant
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Wow, what a video!
This is something for Bald And Bankrupt.
Love from Sweden
Sweden, the first non-Soviet country that detected radiation coming from Chernobyl! Thank you for your support 🖤
Haha I'd love for Mr. Bald to see this, or to go back to the zone with him 💣
I like how, when they're in the reactor room, and he asked if he can go higher, the tour guide is like, yeah whatever, I sure ain't going up there, but you can.
Haha I had to do it!
Such a wonderful video with such a great tour. This deserves millions of views. Btw can u please mention the music used? The music are too calming in nature.
Hi Srijit, thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment!
You can find this and more great music on Fesliyan Studios website
How does this not have ATLEAST a million views
Thank you 🖤 we're halfway there let's go!
This video needs more views! And you got yourself a new subscriber.
4:20 Welcome in our computer museum :D
8:10 you can tell things get serious when she switches from a normal surgical mask to an actual respirator. She isn't afraid of one of the most contagious virus in human history but afraid of radioactive dust.
Yep, at that point she told all of us to switch from surgical masks to the respirator provided by the facility!
One is way more dangerous than the other, I think you can guess which is which (oh and did you know, that according to a guy who worked a lot with radiation, plutonium tastes sweet)
@@theicelandicnationalist2.023 indeed i knew it tasted sweet
Probably because being contagious has nothing to do with being deadly. The common cold is "one of the most contagious viruses" too. But if you are young and in reasonably good health, you have almost 100% chance of surviving Coronavirus. Whereas a person who works in a damn nuclear exclusion zone _will_ get a damaging or deadly dose of radiation if they fail to protect themselves properly. A virus does not have a cumulative effect, either you get it or you dont. Radiation accumulates every time you are exposed to it. In any case, where do you get that she is "not afraid" of coronovirus? She is wearing a surgical mask to protect herself, which is what the government tells us to do to be safe. Because she doesnt wear a full respirator around all day, it means she laughs at coronavirus? Have you _ever_ seen someone wear a respirator all day to avoid Covid? It is not feasible or realistic. All she is doing is following government safety procedures in both cases, and you insult her by suggesting she neglects or minimizes Covid safety. She did everything she is supposed to do.
@@justforever96 I don't think Random Channel was making light about it, just you took issue with his comment, just honestly let it be, we do the best one can and in a couple years
I always wondered what the red waxy substance beside the AZ-5 switch was. Apparently it was a seal to hold a cover over the switch down with a piece of string, only to be broken in an emergency. When I watched the documentary, I had assumed it was another rubber button that had just deteriorated over time
Those halls, elevators, tiles and doors brought me some memories, living in the GDR back then.