Nuclear Power Plant - Cities: Skylines - Altengrad 84

Building a nuclear power plant and talking about Central European nuclear power programs and its history.
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Altengrad is a time-progression Cities: Skylines series where I build a Central European city, located until 1989 in the Eastern Bloc, taking inspiration from Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. The series starts around the year 1920 and slowly advances forward in time, which means the city will naturally evolve all the way to modern times. The city is not a recreation of any one real-life city or country, but it takes inspiration from them.
PC specs are in the channel's About page. No, the game doesn't run like this in real time. Cinematics are recorded slow and made faster in editing.
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Major sources:
Articles:
(I) Projects done by Škoda JS www.skoda-js.c...
(II) Plants operated by ČEZ (Czech electricity company) www.cez.cz/en/...
(III) Interview about Zarnowiec krytykapolityc...
(IV) Little info about Rheinsberg web.archive.or...
(V) Detailed info about the accidents of A1 in JB data.idnes.cz/...
(VI) Interview with A1's engineer www.idnes.cz/t...
(VII) Various other online articles just to get the years and reactor models
TV:
(VIII) Archive of the Czech/Slovak/Czechoslovak TV and cinema news (various programmes, news clips or shows from relevant periods)
(IX) Recent Czech TV programmes like historie.cs and others
Other:
(X) Museum visits, historical exhibitions or lectures
Pictures used:
(1) 04710062 by IAEA Imagebank / Flickr / CC-BY-SA-2.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(2) 1989-13 Stehling 00p-0011 vd by Henson Stehling / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(3) Frenchman's Bay and the Pickering Nuclear Plant -a by JasonParis / Flickr / CC-BY-2.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(4) 2003-Beznau-KKW by Roland Zumbuehl / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(5) Kernkraftwerk-Rheinsberg-Verwaltungsgebaeude-03-2018b by Gunnar Klack / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(6) Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-51829-0004 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 /, no changes made,creativecommon...
(7) Bohunice (04710009) (cropped) by IAEA / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-2.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(8) EJ Zarnowiec 001 by Mzywial / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(9) 04710045 by IAEA Imagebank / Flickr / CC-BY-SA-2.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(10) 2010 floods in Slovenia (15) by MORS / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-3.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(11) Tlaková nádoba reaktoru VVER-440 V213 (2) by Ajrocket1 / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
(12) Tlaková nádoba reaktoru VVER-440 V213 by Ajrocket1 / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-4.0, no changes made, creativecommon...
#citiesskylines #altengrad

[@mikedanilov8978]

Man, Altengrad might be one of the best series on youtube. Not like, gaming youtube, youtube in general. Each episode is a proper documentary, with sources and everything. I genuinely think it deserves like, ten times the viewcount at least.

[@Spacey1800]

I totally agree

[@Ilikefire2792]

A nuclear power episode? Christmas truly has come early.

[@ryguy2006]

Nah winter just came late 💀

[@RobertDoornbosF1]

​@@ryguy2006 Nuclear Winter?

[@hodgepodge51]

That first drone shot of the city is incredible

[@Daldiepie]

it is so good in fact it had me confused and though if this was a shot of a real city until i looked closer at the roads.

[@alexpetrov3289]

If someone is ever in Austria, about an 1 hour trip from Vienna you have the Zwentendorf Nuclear power plant which has NEVER been used for commercial power generation and is now a tourist attraction/training facility. I recommend a visit, for those who get the chance (they are usually fully booked, but are nice enough when you write them an email). It was an amazing look into the world of nuclear power generation. Thing is, those cooling towers are *not* always necessary, it depends on the available cooling options. Truly magnificent

[@Chrischi4598]

the river valley at the borders of the map seem ideal for vineyards. really reminds me of the main and Rhine river valleys. would love to see some vineyards there :)

[@petjuh1985]

There is a vineyard in the city! :-)

[@FootnotesToPlato]

@@petjuh1985I think there’s one next to the palace and one next to the monastery

[@petjuh1985]

@@FootnotesToPlato yes!

[@kubin226]

7:16 FINALLY someone outside poland says Skłodowska so many people forget that she still used her polish surname after mariage

[@MinedMaker]

I didn't know this. Cool

[@konkon3955]

In Czechia i mostly saw her full name in books and other media. I dint know that it is not the case in other countries.

[@kubin226]

@@konkon3955 well I had experience with mosly english speaking videos and such where they just said french scientist Marie Curie

[@konkon3955]

Oh... interesting, another example of misrepresentation. Not uncommon for Central/east europe. Thats why im glad for well researched videos like this.@@kubin226

[@briannem.6787]

If you feel like the plant is missing something: most electrical switchyards have gravel surfaces, I forget the exact reasons but I think it was to reduce the chances of somebody conducting electricity through themselves via wet grass? Related: switchyards have a grid of earthing wires laid under them typically so you may as well place the gravel when you're burying the earthing.
This might help you make the area look more varied in terms of ground texture

[@wselander]

Some of the best content on so many levels - historical, narration, city builder games, mods, etc… Incredible creativity - keep it up!

[@Akruas]

Thank you 😊

[@CakeboyRiP]

Thank you for your vids this year. Looking forward to more of this series in 2024

[@Akruas]

Thank you :)

[@dadude405]

The last shot looked really cool with the cooling towers in the background. This episode was once again insane, im always looking forward to new episodes of altengrad.
You would definetly deserve at least 100k subs.

[@ma14.27]

Every time a new Altengrad episode comes out, I'm so impressed by how good the city looks.

[@kbieniu7]

27:19 I spotted some kind of park in the corner of the map. It made me think - maybe a national park somewhere? With some insight into tourism in Central Europe? KČST or PTTK episode ;)

[@Killersanchez256]

Lol cookie monster came out of nowhere at 1:05

[@caetanomarasca7151]

This last shot was AWESOME

[@mimikal7548]

Repeating what another comment said maybe just placing gravel under the wiring might help with the surface emptiness. Other than that it just seems like the real life examples only look busier because they are more compact so there is less space between the buildings.

[@blossom9939]

I'm very happy that you said full name of Maria Skłodowska-Curie. As she is patron of my school, I will always protect her true name

[@ArathornPL.]

Akruas, could you do a winter episode? The city would look very nice covered in snow. It could kind of be a Christmas episode but also (although I'm late for it) in 1978/79 there was an extremely cold winter, in Poland it's called "zima stulecia" (the winter of the century). If you do that, thanks in advance.

[@NS_Miata]

That last shot. The cooling towers are like a "weenie". Good sightlines my man! 👍

[@futureandevolution8315]

When is the next Altengrad video? I've been waiting over a month for it

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Apparently that's next up after the Asturis video from today, but no exact timeframe.

[@lucabutera7570]

Great research on this one!

[@elitefifagamer7581]

Need this series to keep going until it catches up to present day and possibly what could happen in the future.

[@jaycer_2266]

This just made my entire week. I was just talking about nuclear power with some friends. Merry Christmas Akruas!

[@drticcz111]

Man i just love nuclear power plants and you have no idea how much i was hoping that you would build one :). Absolutely love it

[@kristss8534]

New episode, christmas must’ve come early

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚυριάκου-λ1υ]

Excellent as always! I am always excited when I see the notification for a new Altengrad video.

[@petjuh1985]

Will we see a new episode of Altengrad soon? Its hard a month without ;-)

[@samsam21amb]

As the communist, Marxist-Leninist era is coming to an end in this series, I just want to say it has been very satisfying and interesting learning how those governments operate, good job on educating us!

[@keksentdecker]

great video as always I was really excited for it, looks very cool, but honestly this whole area looks a bit empty, probably because the site is so huge
Such a big project maybe deserves another episode to add detail
definitely needs more greenery, maybe a sprinkler pool (even though it wouldn't make sense) a backup gas/diesel generator building, maybe an unfinished construction site for a more modern VVER-1000 and some more amenities for workers and expand emergency services on site

[@saber8156]

WAKE UP BABE NEW ALTENGRAD VIDEO

[@PremDaiii]

Amazing episode as usual! love the series, small insignificant note (can't help it). The cooling towers you got from 'Doel' Belgium, the 'oe' in 'Doel' is pronounced like the double O in 'Cool'. Anyways, loved the episode, can't wait for the next episode :))

[@petosim7679]

nuclear power plant?? truly the best episode ever

[@bubblegumrick7870]

love this series forever.

[@OccasusRaven]

22:36 Good to see my Country also being Part of this video

[@alyaanahmed814]

Its like a Physics Class but, not boring!!

[@Charles_Anthony]

Absolutely amazing!

[@martinnigut353]

Hellooo, im watching the series from the beginning (currently at 75ep), but im still missing one important thing and that is metropolitan development. Smaller villages nearby which are going to be urbanised with growth of the city, e.g. Brno, Prague,... Im a big fan, just wanted to share my idea, btw you are really awesome, hopefully many more videos in this series to come :)

[@Akruas]

You missed me explaining that in #70 then.

[@martinnigut353]

@@Akruas well it is not how you explained, I'm talking about urbanised smaller villages. Local older city centres like Brno-Kralovo Pole (Mojmirovo Námesti) or Brno-Stary Liskovec. Mapy check on map, I think it would look cool😎

[@pomeranianproductions647]

I only live half an hour away from Lubmin. Nowadays the NPP offers guided tours. Kinda a shame... could provide energy to the whole region.

[@Merecir]

06:23 Except for Sweden of course, who built its own nuclear plants (BWR).
The first research reactor started up in 1954, and the first commercial reactor starting operation in 1972.
But then of course, Sweden might not count as it had an active nuclear weapons program during that era.

[@stayhungrystayfoolish2881]

This is amazing, as always.

[@lagritsalammas]

Loved the episode! And please no more destruction of the historic town in the future. :(

[@tillmannsinger9016]

Love this format of video!

[@sillygooses2176]

All of your episodes are always great but this one was impressive to me due e.g. the map you made.

[@gorbachev-1986]

I'm curious how you will take Altengrad into the 90s. The former Eastern Bloc had disparate paths of economic policy post-collapse of socialism. Take, for example, the neo-liberal shock therapy in Russia caused depression whereas the baltic states had quite a prosperous development. I have no doubt you have this in mind in any event. Love your series!

[@serebii666]

Well Russia is in no way Central European, and this series focuses on Central European cities of the Eastern bloc (i.e. the Warsaw Pact countries excluding the Soviet Union). Altengrad is most inspired by Czech and East German cities (especially Prague and Dresden). And in terms of the liberalization and privatization both Czechia and East Germany were incredibly similar, even down to the incompetence of institutional authorities making sure that the terms of their privatization loans were being kept as well as the "wild" periods of economic lawlessness before stabilizing in the late 90s.

[@Ajrocket]

19:00 Díky za použítí mé fotky, měl jsem z návštěvy radost, měli tam i prstenec z nedokončeného VVER-1000. Jsem také rád, že jsi použil cswiki pro informace o jaderkách, většina je moje práce, tak mě těší, že to mělo správný užitek. Vidím, že se o to zajímáš, já taky, rád poskytnu nějaké zajímavé informace o VVER, zapomenutých plánovaných projektech o kterých téměř nikdo neví a nebo jaderkách obecně do dalšího videa. Poslal jsem žádost na Discord, tak kdybys třeba měl zájem se na něco zeptat, jsem tu a rád poradím. Super video, máš nového odběratele, zasloužíš si ho.
EDIT: Rostov měl mít původně všechny 4 (později 6) bloků bez věží, ale po roce 1998, když se rozhodli nedokončenou elektrárnu dokončit, projekt změnili, aby v důsledku tepla neumíral vodní život. To samé Kalinin, který má navíc v bloku č. 4 nádobu ze Škodovky.

[@fsiradio]

An amazing episode once again ❤

[@David-ym5xw]

Hello, i hope you and your family are fine after the shooting, may all have a good Christmas and may prague get over the shock

[@PaulKurz]

Its a shame we didnt get to see more powerline business 😅

[@gregory-of-tours]

Very surprised to see the CANDU in Romania! (I also understand now why none of them near me have cooling towers)

[@lchg6028]

Causcescu doing Causcescu-stuff

[@ZoryaDanis]

This ponds do not cooling the reactors. They are there for cooling of auxiliary systems.

[@geilimynogue5593]

i miss your content 🥲

[@bexey7]

Insane content once again!

[@hexo1008]

Na tento díl jsem čekal od doby co jsem tento kanál objevil

[@hoholu4650]

nejsem si tím jistý, ale když jsem byl na exkurzi v Dukovanech, tak nám bylo s vtipem řečeno, že jestli se bude kouřit z komínů od reaktorového sálu, tak je to v háji... možná by se z nich nemělo kouřit..

[@slavvy.mp4884]

Its embarrassing that we as Poles hold no nuclear reactors to this day because of our traditionalist population whos still stuck in the past because of 1 (one) single disaster that was completely preventable if built elsewhere. Its just depressing how we rely on coal rather than nuclear all because some religious farmers who still think the earth is 4000 years old, voted for one of the worst governments since PRL era.
*edit, that and well yeah, coal lobbying. I simply remembered the multitude of protests that happened over ideas of building nuclear plants.

[@richardfoldes7793]

Same in Slovakia with the government. All of the elders voted Fico again like they forgot everything he has done. But he loves Russia and hates the gays so he must be good 🤷‍♂️

[@fagocitotico]

Please don't finish this series because of CS2. It os the best CS series ever. I don't miss one single episode

[@janponka5981]

much love from Poland

[@gladaeksjobon7785]

This is Epic

[@keedycolin1]

Hey Akruas, long time watcher, could you tell us what your rig is?

[@Akruas]

Its in the about page

[@wtftolate3782]

Are you only going to use mods on everything?

[@fiwe9377]

what map are you building on? btw the city looks really realistic and beautiful

[@petjuh1985]

It’s coppercreek

[@m.h_productions]

Hi. 6 months ago I made some fictional flags for altengrad based on Bohemian regional colors and motives. Let me know if you want to use any of them. Ive got monarchy flag, communist flag and democracy flag.

[@schmon2178]

great video👍

[@jan_cb650r]

The (former) powerplant of Rheinsberg is just half an hour away from my place of life. The Rheinsberg reactor, especially what happened after Germanys independence is quite interesting. I also heard that there are or had been guided tours around.
I really enjoyed that Video, with once again great historical background. Have happy holidays and a happy new year 🤘🏻

[@St1nk3yFing3r]

Lmfao u have to make use of that cookie monster asset somewhere

[@medvedvberloge5257]

Will you comeback to C:S in the 2031 year to continue the Altengrad 2030' ?

[@pederrast287]

Tack!

[@Akruas]

Thank you!

[@Dietsch_]

more highways next episode? ohno

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

You can't be surprised.

[@ThePjman09]

What about some steelfactories :)

[@janv777]

There is a German documentary from '91 about the power plant in Bulgaria from 1991 (Link at the end). The images are horrific. Bulgaria was always a pretty poor country. The other socialists countries wasn’t ever that faulty. Some reactors were shut down after 2000. But the plant is nowadays still in operation, got several modernizations and upgrades… If I remind myself good, the main issue of Bulgaria was the lack of spare parts, financial investments and mainly the plan to realize the project as soon as possible to show the strength of the country with missing good construction workers - many important things where unfinished or made bad, like in the Sovjet Union. The first 4 reactions were realized in a time of 4-7 years.
ruclips.net/video/XRpUBWqBSHM/видео.htmlsi=a9LZ6is0OT1g6bop

[@_kiewicz6340]

- Why there is no nuclear power plant in Poland
Maaan, I really want to know the reason

[@64ElMariachi]

more lanes, more good :D lol

[@mirzasehovic7873]

Just make sure it doswnt go boom

[@cravasta]

Do ihave to have a PC to get old fashioned cars because I have a ps4

[@AdriActive]

We are gonna act like how he didnt mention Chernobyl 🤧
Btw this is a early christmas gift

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

Probably it will be mention again in 1990s. Surely it will expand in the future.

[@AdriActive]

I guess so :)

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@dragonlukasmapping805 Most likely in the 90's; The whole thing about Chernobyl wasn't really made publicly available outside of Ukraine until 1991 when the USSR collapsed. (The discussion itself also fueling the global movement against nuclear power to this day.)

[@CallMeThyme]

3 days
1,5k likes
86,7K subs

[@ZGreenGaming]

Nice 👌

[@mariogaming7689]

I got here when there were 666 views!

[@PetroTammisto]

Hey hey hey. This locomotive has track width of 1524mm. It does not fit these rails.😅

[@PetroTammisto]

9:55

[@ImConfused37]

what map is this???? i would love to know

[@petjuh1985]

Copper Creek (but a bit adjusted)

[@ImConfused37]

@@petjuh1985 thanks!

[@thomasdavis9631]

one powerplant please

[@atylakalil4824]

No more highways 😭

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Sadly highway construction in the 80's, especially through cities, is pretty much one of the most iconic parts about the decade. (Despite it being very.....debatable, to say the least.)

[@antoniomartin8849]

Click the 🍪 emoji for the stake of engagement, and like if you see “cookie monster”🥛nom nom*

[@pistakrk4888]

😍😍

[@РобертВуд-ъ3ю]

автор во второй части игры сделай про город Выборг

[@farfthe6408]

Oh no, pls dont

[@al.nenninger]

Comment

[@doublea06]

🤩🤩🤩🤩