Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement: The World's Largest Movable Object

[@brainblaze6526]

THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN ON KZbin. YOU LEGEND. (And amazing work with those titles, they look really professional the way you cut the words from line to line).

[@corneliushollahan6398]

what happened to top tenz and what do you have to do with that bitcoin guy i need answers

[@stevenlouton6381]

Megaprojects looking to set a trend with it. Just remember, when you see title cards all over KZbin doing this, we’ll all know where it came from.

[@ashkitt7719]

Megaprojects Yo will there be a TIFO about why there’s all these crypto scams these days?

[@kevinfreeman3098]

@@ashkitt7719 too easy... Money is the answer, you have it, they want it.

[@Matt0]

No more new channels please

[@Jop3lius]

i have a theory that simon is actually several identical twins that are running each channel to ease the workload. not ruling out clone or freak of nature caused by chernobyl.

[@Jop3lius]

born year after chernobyl you say?

[@sebastiansandhu4695]

Pretty sure Danny is one of the twins/clones

[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

I love that idea. It would explain the slight personality differences between his channels such as how much more fun/relaxed/silly Business Blaze is.

[@jimcappa6815]

This is Simon 2.0. The original was replaced by our reptilian overlords after he confirmed the existence of the Illuminati on TIFO. Robot Simon is slowly taking over KZbin 😂

[@WildStar2002]

My working theory is that Simon is CGI. :-)

[@Idaho-Cowboy]

By the year 2050 half of youtube will be Simon Whistler channels.

[@stacyrussell460]

I'm not opposed to this

[@PRDreams]

Hell yeah!❤️

[@MichaelOKC]

Simon Whistler channels already are over half of my regular daily KZbin content, and KZbin is over 1/2 of all my media content. I will let someone else do the math on that ...

[@matthewyabsley]

James Simmons - I’m waiting for him to make a Channel called “go whistle”.

[@CaptainChard]

The year that KZbin Rewind is made up solely of Simon Whistler in all his forms is the year that it will get more likes than dislikes

[@Arkhavist_S]

Simon's going to run out of different angles in that studio for these channels. The 15th channel will be filmed on the roof of the building.

[@Souchirouu]

I mean, you can get some really cool 360 drone footage that way. Better yet how about this: You go to an open space, roof or otherwise. Use drones for that great 360 degree video capture but combine it with augmented reality where Simon basically does the minority report thing where he pulls up schematics and other info to show the viewer. Then we have a zoom in scene switch where it goes from the schematic to the real thing. Would it be a lot of work, yes. Would it be possible with current day technology, absolutely. In the end it's the viewer, not Simon that has to see the result, he just has to do the right movements to make it work with special effects added later.

[@Christopher-N]

Indeed. Later, Gonzo will focus on Simon's kneecap ( _The Great Muppet Caper_ ).

[@HiringHamblin]

The shots will only be 90 seconds long

[@seymourbutts9085]

everywhere bricks ....red bricks

[@nicksalvatore5717]

The only KZbinr I know who spreads themselves far while remaining quality content. Don’t wear yourself out my friend, thank you for the video.

[@MS-pi4um]

He’s mentioned before on business blaze that it’s having the writers and editors that make having all these channels possible! I have to wonder how many scripts he reads in a day.

[@jamesbond1231]

his content is fucking terrible lol

[@timferguson1593]

They rename it from KZbin to Whistler!

[@Fede_uyz]

The year is 2043, KZbin has been renamed "YouLikeSimonWhistler" 95% of the content is Simon, the other 5% are youtube rewinds. After having Simon explain some Math you needed for your class, you take a break by watching some "Minecraft 2:the return of the mine" gameplay by simon to later on see some "LIVE PD: With Simon" You then go back to your online class, given by Simon.

[@jacobcolombo3158]

I support this vision of the future.

[@GonkDroid0923]

and Chernobyl is safe to go to!

[@anticom6099]

He’s been an AI the whole time…

[@ElenarMT]

I concur, and find your views on how the world will turn out a perfect scenario

[@waltertx.6020]

Exactly hahaha

[@scooby45247]

The year 5020: they called it a sarcophagus and inside this tomb the occupant must have been very wealthy.. We know that because of the amount of fissionable material he was buried with.. Ancient humans prized this material as an energy source.. powerful but unsafe & unstable..

[@LSSYLondon]

That's genius! "The multiple bodies must have been from his servants that were loyal and chose to be buried with him."

[@scooby45247]

@@LSSYLondon we believe they would have felt honored as it was surely the reason for their praise that followed..

[@jonmeray713]

He was vaporized tho

[@free_spirit1]

Thank you, this made me laugh.

[@Ye4rZero]

Hahaha altho it makes you wonder....

[@todddougherty9492]

Starting to believe that Simon does a new channel when he sees a different spot in his office to sit and record.... After decorating. Bigger office= New channels!!😁

[@skwervin1]

Wait until he gets a green screen..

[@todddougherty9492]

Rash Leonard, yep. Back when Simon did his videos from home. Newer subs should find the How It’s Made: TIFO video. Simon built his own set. Pretty cool. Sorry Rash, that was for newer subs.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Imagine f*cking up so badly that it takes an entire human lifetime to fix it.

[@Theaielman]

"The half life of plutonium-239 is 24000 years so i guess you could say it wont be fixed in our life time"

[@deltadesign5697]

An entire lifetime?? What planet are you from?

[@Zephym]

That's why I'm a Trojan™ Man.

[@om617yota8]

Happens all the time.

[@fredlougee2807]

@@Theaielman Plutonium emits Alpha Radiation as it's primary decay product. The Alpha Particles are too large to large to pass through your skin, so it's only a problem if you eat it. Also, a long half life means that something is very stable. It emits extremely low levels of radiation over an extremely long time period. The tough part of the job in Chernobyl (as if building the containment wasn't enough) will be collecting all the fine particles of Pu-239 inside and isolating them.

[@arm279145]

“This cleanup will take essentially a full human lifetime.“ Well honestly, that’s a lot better than when I was growing up and people said the Chernobyl would never be completely cleaned up. We’ve gone from this is entirely impossible, to this’ll only take one human lifetime, in less than 30 years. Heck, I bet we get done early, and this whole thing is cleaned up by 2050

[@benny_lemon5123]

That's the core of why you don't give up when confronted with something seemingly impossible. Something or things may change (as many things eventually do), and suddenly unreachable goals are pulled within your grasp 👊

[@myfairytalelife3]

Impossibilities are only impossible if you never believe they are possible to begin with. Many years ago people thought it was impossible to go to space and yet we accomplished that in 1961.

[@justanotherasian4395]

myfairytalelife3 and just 8 years later, we landed on the moon.

[@myfairytalelife3]

@@justanotherasian4395 Yepp. And to think that the first time anything human-made was ever sent to space was only 20 years before we actually landed on the moon. It took us 12 years to go from "first human-made object to make it to space" to "first human to make it to space".

[@nlwilson4892]

They will effectively only be categorizing the different bits of debris and ground in terms of how radioactive they are and storing them accordingly. The radiation doesn't go away (not in human timespans anyway).

[@Vorusen]

"It 3 roentgen... not great not terrible" "Its not 3 roentgen ... it's 15,000" Yeah so we were in the ballpark ...

[@djsonicc]

He's delusional, send him to the infirmary

[@archlich4489]

@INERT whup. another one for the Infirmary...

[@m1a1abrams3]

heards its just a chest x-ray. so if ur overdue,

[@longnuts1969]

@@djsonicc lmaooo I love this reference

[@FP194]

I wonder what the half life is of quotes from the HBO show so I know when I can watch a video on Chernobyl and not have to see them again 🙄

[@Clarkyboy1979]

Really interesting, the story of Chernobyl has been done to death but the new sarcophagus is often barely mentioned, it's an incredible feat of engineering.

[@MMalarky]

I heard Simon doesn't eat food he sustains himself by reading and eating scripts

[@fademusic1980]

Simon has been stockpiling for the coronavirus then over on businessblaze cause he has a huge pile

[@madeleinemumby4451]

I think he's sustained on sarcasm and wit

[@Christopher-N]

Sounds like a set of _Muppet Show_ puns from Season 1 (guest star, Charles Aznavour).

[@DragonisPrime]

Hey, Simon! I'm here from Business Blaze. Simon recommended you highly.

[@WeyleaderMry]

I guess I'm that one person who hasn't seen the HBO special.

[@Freemarkets1236]

Weyrleader M'ry please watch it! It’s so good.

[@myfairytalelife3]

I didn't even know there was an HBO special until it was mentioned in this video.

[@justanotherasian4395]

I haven’t watched it yet either

[@ryanstover8433]

@@justanotherasian4395 It's one of those shows you watch once and never want to watch again.

[@Theaielman]

@@ryanstover8433 but entirely because its so good. Its one of the most bleak, hopeless, and depressing things ever put on television.

[@hazeldecker622]

I'm mad about how long this channel existed before I found it.

[@seanoshea6106]

"The aftermat". 😂

[@papperstejp]

Aborted watching the vid. Scrolling down to the comments in hope to see this. Without comments about anything else : )

[@Ka0sNinja117]

It's Russian ;)

[@Happymali10]

Cropping video is har

[@cravenmoordik]

I found this scrolling through the comments to see if I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

[@cravenmoordik]

@Gareth Johnstone That's great and all, but what happened to my Before Mat

[@TimSedai]

Nice vid. The man made islands in the South China Sea and off Dubai's coast would be a cool topic for this channel

[@GTLees]

Notre Dame Island (Montreal) has an interesting story as well.

[@JordanYoung.4.21.92]

I’m literally watching the scene where they drop the yellow robot on the roof! Love this show! Great video, Simon!

[@alexsis1778]

So that "innovative" procedure of using jacks to build the structure up is actually what they do to build grain silos. They build the roof, then jack it up til they can fit a ring of the siding. Bolt it on and then jack it up and repeat. Keeps you from needing something as hard to move as a crane. Obviously applying it to such a massive structure is different, but its very much not a new way to build.

[@noodengr3three825]

I think Simon had those socks on when he visited they are still glowing

[@johnrichards244]

And his hair fell out. Erection zone?

[@todddougherty9492]

If history has taught me anything it’s that if you want a structure to last then have Egyptians build it. Duh

[@jonnunn4196]

Yeah, the Pyramids would just get reburied but otherwise intact without human intervention. But Mount Rushmore would remain visible and recognizable as human faces longer without maintenance. But the Voyager spacecraft and the other probes that have reached escape velocity relative to the sun should remain intact for the foreseeable future but without power any of them would likely get mistaken for a rogue small asteroid if any enter another solar system.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

A pile of rocks last a long time, but I would not call it an engineering marvel.

[@arealassassin]

@@XtreeM_FaiL Really? Then why can't it be replicated?

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

arealassassin Who has said that it can't?

[@CazzyVR]

@@XtreeM_FaiL He does realize that especially with Modern Building Methods we can easily Replicate a Pyramid, right?

[@tiedyedowl8367]

There’s an amazing book that tells the history of how Chernobyl came to exist, what went wrong, the aftermath, the coverups, etc, called “Midnight At Chernobyl”. I’ve seen countless documentaries and read several books about the disaster but none were as well researched or well written as this one. If anyone wants to know more about it I highly recommend it.

[@chrisburn7178]

Thanks that's a good tip! There's another great one by Serhii Plokhy called "Chernobyl: History of a disaster" which is in a similar vein, but goes really far back into the Soviet ministries and culture that preceded the accident. It's translated from (I think) Ukrainian so there's a couple of errors probably from that, that I noticed but it's scarily addictive.

[@wackityshack]

Also the babushkas of chernobyl, old women living among the ruins.

[@obstoutdoors6558]

This is one of my favorite books. It was the first book that ever made me say out loud “Holy shit.”

[@theknobgoblin7392]

funny bc he got a bunch of the early info wrong or left out entire parts

[@earnestbrown6524]

NOVA did a program on this a few years ago that was petty good called "Chernobyl's Mega Tomb."

[@micheleiuliano6986]

Really a great explanation and of what really have been the construction of CPPNSC. I had the great honor to be part of the design and construction team for this MegaProject and it's a pleasure to hear such a good short documentary. All the best Michele

[@thatguy4779]

Everytime I hear " Hello my name is Simon" I wait for it to be followed by " and I like to do drawrings ".

[@Harshhaze]

Fellow Stalkers: I'll see you in The Zone

[@mmWz-fz8to]

Cheers comrade

[@ryanvandoren1519]

Dont let the door hit you.

[@jamesjameson3771]

I said come in! Don't stand there!

[@OslikusPrime]

@DATING HARLEY QUINN I've read the book, and it is excelent. I've played the game and I love it. But I can't say the same about movie. It is a garbage to me.

[@RollinTwentySix]

GET OUT OF HERE, STALKER

[@alexbenavidez4500]

I see you showing off those cheeky green socks, Simon.

[@Elysia_Fields]

I really liked them! I love fun socks.

[@Babarudra]

Death, fear, disaster... the realization that Simon was born in 1987. A friend of mine in high school gave birth in 1987, I'm old enough to be Simon's father!!!

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Insert Star wars meme here.

[@heckinmemes6430]

"So, how do we.." "Big Hat!"

[@jeremyrockatansky]

Just finished the Chernobyl special on HBO, had to rewatch this! Great job Simon.

[@familywilliams4058]

The caption at 2:03 reads "the aftermat" instead of "the aftermath" was that intentional? Also, I love this new channel.

[@Lulph]

Dude, I'm so glad you saw this as well. I was wondering if I was the only one seeing this 'spelling bee'... The rest is flawless, obviously, since this Is. Simon. Whistler's. Work. The Man. The Legend. The entire YT content provider.

[@torqued666]

@@megaprojects9649 A font issue is different than a typo. [rolleyes]

[@MajorOutage]

The Aftermat h

[@drewthornton7115]

Simon needs to work on the type spacing; I found it annoying that words are split.

[@Limescale12]

I thought it was some loose play on slavic language

[@eveyoung3656]

How many different sets does Simon have in his basement? The lack of new rooms might be the only thing that stops him from creating new channels.

[@CrisMind]

He'll just change his pose or shirt for them 😂

[@simonkimberly6956]

Megaprojects next channel is in front of Danny’s cell.

[@animerlon]

@@simonkimberly6956 lol, like it.

[@animerlon]

@@megaprojects9649 What you need is a hexagonal room with lights & camera set up on a platform that you can turn to each wall. No need to move filming equipment. It could be your very own megaproject!

[@sarahschmitt2091]

@@simonkimberly6956 He's not in a cell, he's chained to the boiler.

[@Jen-js4tz]

Normal people picking vacation: Jamaica, Hawaii, Iceland Simon: Chernobyl

[@staberas]

he is a true STALKER

[@texasforever7887]

Beaches are boring,, Chernobyl sounds fun.

[@Ferroes]

Normal people making a hobby project: DIY furniture, learning to code, developing a new skill Simon Whistlers making a hobby project: How to Reinstating the Soviet Union, Making your own tank with a cheap tractor, creating a country and forcing the UN to recognize it

[@CrisMind]

Chernobyl would be awesome to visit. I'm jealous. Granted I'm also a former nuclear engineer...

[@ashkitt7719]

Chernobyl has cute puppers

[@jackifspades1973]

“The Aftermat” Great job Simon

[@matthewpeck4016]

For a channel focused on megaprojects, you surely come across contributions from Mammoet frequently. You mentioned the once-used jacks, and in my view they're yet another example of the incredibly reliable and deterministic engineering that company seems to produce with ease. As an amateur fan of massive lifting equipment, I'd enjoy seeing your take on that company.

[@piderman871]

Not to mention the ingenious system to move the whole thing in place.

[@paulamostard456]

This channel feels like a attack on graphic designers.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

When they screw up it's warranted.

[@mushroomsamba82]

graphic design is my passion

[@Videomoth]

Megaprojects production quality Presenter: 9/10 Research: 8/10 Writing: 7/10 Video editing: 6/10 Titles: 1/10 Sometimes its the small details that bring production quality down. This channel is still really interesting and Simon is pretty much the best presenter on YT right now.

[@BandidoDescalzo]

2.1 billion honestly doesn’t seem that much for this kind of thing. Governments will easily spend that much on a road or other projects. I think you are over stating how expensive it was.

[@JahMagne223]

Yeah but u gotta account for inflation too. Were dealing with 80's money here theres a slight difference compared to modern money

[@BBCharger5spd]

@@JahMagne223 That also accounts for why long term projects usually greatly exceed the budgetary expectations. Regardless, 2.1B really is a reasonable cost considering - I mean that's like R&D on a new jet these days.

[@marcjohnson8847]

Thanks for not having a built in advertisement.. saved me the effort of skipping it.

[@maxdatway4921]

this format is soooo good, i watched already a few videos and i'm always hooked for the next one

[@steves_thoughts]

18:23 Those socks, though...

[@Cwn41]

Steve Burke I was hoping someone else saw them!

[@Johnny_Shields]

“The first thing to understand about the HBO mini-series “Chernobyl,” wrote a reporter for The New York Times, “is that a lot of it is made up. But here’s the second, and more important, thing: It doesn’t really matter.”

[@mooniejohnson]

Considering the interviews and research that went into "Chernobyl," and my distrust of opinion pieces from the NYT... I tend to go by the research, the book "Voices of Chernobyl," the tapes Legasov left, and the testimonies of scientists who came forth after the collapse of the USSR.

[@Johnny_Shields]

@@mooniejohnson Instead, go and watch some actual doctors and physicists and engineers discuss the movie. (It's not a documentary). One of the most hilarious wrong things is that nuke sickness is not contagious and the baby did NOT die. No research went into that movie. None.

[@wackityshack]

Yea notably the woman didn't exist..because of course. And yes if you are literally a walking glowing rod level danger, you woulld already be dead.

[@mrdumbfellow927]

@@Johnny_Shields yeah it isnt "contagious" in the definition of the word, but a human can become so irradiated that they are in fact dangerous to others near them. If you are in their presence long enough it will sicken you.

[@Johnny_Shields]

@@mrdumbfellow927 If they are that irradiated, they died long ago and are now a rotting corpse. The radioactive particles are absorbed by the body destroying it from the inside. Don't pretend to know jack if you don't.

[@fullyarmedbattletoaster8596]

I got here so early the powerplant was still running

[@JimmyJamesJ]

The Chernobyl accident was far from the world's first nuclear melt down. The first major core damage accident was the NRX in 1952 and there were about a dozen others between 1952 and 1986.

[@robertphillips6296]

That and the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown are Horrendous. The 3 Mile Island incident is very mild compared to those two.

[@jeremy8189]

You could start a KZbin channel about different cheeses and I'd subscribe. Your cadence in speaking is almost musical and works to make things sound fascinating 😄👍

[@skwervin1]

I could listen to him read the phone book.

[@oamanda]

Ohhhh some ASMR PLEASE SIMON!!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Simon's socks?

[@theindiedetective]

It would be really neat to have a running ranking of the cost of reviewed projects. Sort of the way Top Gear kept a ranking of lap speed for each car they reviewed.

[@n3izhyped622]

Three gorge danms the most expensive man made structure on earth 33 billion euros

[@iamR-cy5jb]

This is my Favorite Simon channel, seems like he just got half in the bag before he starts. I didn't know he was so funny. 😂🤣

[@LERobbo]

I love how you present these videos. It's very accessible, touch of sarcasm here and there, pro quality editing. Subscribed!

[@mrflamewars]

HBO's Chernobyl is like Grave of the Fireflies - it is something that's really good, but you never, ever want to see again after you have seen it.

[@wilting_alocasia]

YES

[@Theaielman]

Right along with White Light/Black Rain.

[@seymourbutts9085]

When you put it that way it reminds of the movie Threads.

[@wolf3794]

At some point, could you do a tour of your studio? Also, you need to meet Danny and co-host an episode of business blaze with him!

[@Galaar]

*Random fact video about Chernobyl popped up in my feed* "Oh, Simon has a new channel."

[@terenceriley1375]

I've seen almost every Russian/Soviet nuclear disaster video on the net, but you, Simon are a top 5 presenter in detail, timeline, backstory, future efforts, and all-around GOOD GUY to watch. I sub to all of your older and newer channels. You are closing in on being named KZbin's Number ONE Best Presenter/Entertainer! Keep it up, and God Bless!

[@JD-wi5zd]

Thank you for giving all the numbers of casualties of the disaster. People are starting to minimize them to create a more positive image of the nuclear industry but many of us alive today are still affected by the damage caused.

[@ravencloud7]

I was that one person who hasn't seen the HBO thing

[@gkarenko9593]

I'm tired of responding to these already...

[@mevalburg3546]

I haven't seen it, that makes two people

[@davudlastname2545]

When you see all of Simon's channels "Your clones are very impressive, you must be very proud"

[@mustwereallydothis]

I first heard the news about this during a newscast the day the news finally leaked out of the USSR. I was upstairs and the tv was downstairs. I called down and asked my husband and the friend he was visiting with if I had heard right. The answer I got, "Its nothing. Just some meltdown or something in Russia." 🥴😳🥺

[@JimboSlice971]

Was at Chernobyl in June 2019, great experience, so much more commercialized than you would think. Dozens of tour busses, souvenirs. Still, can’t wait to go back.

[@blockmaster4417]

I think the New River Gorge Bridge in WV would be a cool video to do on this channel. I grew up learning about it and would love to see a video on it

[@red_freckle]

Was the subject title text being way too big to fit on a single line an intentional decision? I thought it was a funny gag at first but after seeing it several times it seems more like an editing mistake.

[@Xanthelei]

I think it's an editing mistake, based on the first title card having a spelling error too (aftermat instead of aftermath). Which is kinda odd for a Simon channel, usually the edits are on point.

[@skwervin1]

@@megaprojects9649 Bad Simon!

[@jooleebilly]

Megaprojects Points for fessing up you absolute legend.

[@Xanthelei]

@@megaprojects9649 Eh, it happens. Learning experience!

[@patrickmalone1373]

@@jooleebilly dare i say a...RAID ShaDOW LEGEND!!!!!

[@eckligt]

8:37 "The largest movable object in the world". I think the Troll A platform in the North Sea would beg to differ, weighing almost 20 times as much. The platform is planned to be floated back to shore at the end of its working life. It truly deserves its own video on this channel, and be sure to mention Katie Melua in it.

[@LordofFullmetal]

Largest =/= heaviest.

[@karanvora2674]

@@LordofFullmetal that oil rig is about 150 metres tall

[@jbtechcon7434]

2:03 Misspelled "aftermath"

[@dontcallmebaby6927]

Should have been: AFTERMAT HS

[@winniethepooh3800]

I knew something was off, Mainly the powersuply

[@christopherscaletta]

Xenon buildup stopped power buildup by absorbing neutrons, they pulled out all control rods putting the accelerator graphite blocks up, when the xenon was exhausted the water began to boil creating extreme steam pressure and power generation. Once they noticed they pressed the AZ button which shoved the boron control rods down, but when the graphite moved downwards, it displaced the water, the heat exploded several fuel rods, and locked the graphite in place, pressure rose until the maximum pressure of the reactor was breached' throwing the lid upwards like a frisbee.

[@n3izhyped622]

I like to watch educational videos before I go to sleep and this series has very good line up, I find them too be very fascinating, anyways im going to sleep , awesome series man loving the info

[@MS-pi4um]

Me too! I also find the educational videos presented by brits or Irish folks help lull me to sleep easier.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:05 - Chapter 1 - The aftermath 6:00 - Chapter 2 - The design 10:05 - Chapter 3 - Preparation 13:20 - Chapter 4 - Construction begins 18:55 - Chapter 5 - Looking to the future

[@Colin_Drawz]

*Aftermat

[@dantheman2907]

Hey, Simon, Simon sent me.

[@joelex7966]

Wrong, the world's largest moving object is my mother-in-law

[@WilbanksUSMC]

Who would've thought a "shed" would be the solution to containing the Chernobyl. This is why we have Simon.

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

Jordan Wilbanks, thank god Home Depot had one in stock! 😉

[@victoriajeanleslie3116]

heard about the arch years ago but haven't kept up to date on its progress. Very cool. Necessity has been the mother of invention for the Chernobyl clean-up

[@MudRogue]

Simon you 'glow' with enthusiasm after visiting Chernobyl.

[@islandbry]

2:00 The "Aftermat"? What's an aftermat? Love your channels Simon.

[@jameshughes7258]

I thought he was making a Russian joke haha

[@bneskylights1152]

Yay. I'm the 1 person that hasnt seen the HBO thing. I know the story though so yeah.

[@ardilla82]

I guess that makes two of us?

[@beagleissleeping5359]

FOUR!😁

[@drone_video9849]

I went there in Oct 2019, before seeing the HBO show, watched that on the plan on the way back home... I was lucky to have gone with a friend who lived in Poland when this happened. He talked about how it changed his day at school and other little bits of info like when the Soviets started playing classical music on the radio you knew something bad had happened.

[@jwjones1979]

Two. Me.

[@gkarenko9593]

I am still the other one.

[@miketorguson]

Thank you for bringing such interesting content to the masses!! You’re killing it Simon!!

[@Sotha42]

"Limit that your body can healthily take" There's no such limit. Every bit of radiation increases your risk of of cancer etc. The limits are just risks we deem to be accepatble.

[@TwoWholeWorms]

CONSTRUCT ION BEGIN S

[@AlandelaTorre]

Came here to upvote this

[@Ksweetpea]

THE AFTERMAT

[@zuzanav.1819]

ABSOLUTE LY

[@revenevan11]

Thank god I'm not the only one who noticed all these 🤣 Simon is a busy guy!

[@galvatron0810]

I can imagine one day an even larger sarcophagus going over the top

[@MrCarl95]

Wasn’t the accident in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania a meltdown? That was earlier than Chernobyl.

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

That doesn't show Communism as evil so *SHHH*

[@Lysergic52]

1959 SRE partial melt down incident, Santa Susana CA. Just outside of LA.

[@mykellable]

It was only a partial meltdown, or a "Level 5" event. Chernobyl was a "Level 7" and is the only "Level 7" event so far. The level system is the Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. 0-7, 7 being most severe. Chernobyl effected far more people & we are still trying to contain it even after 34 years.

[@MrCarl95]

Cody Meade how about Fukushima where more reactors exploded? 🤔

[@garret1930]

@@MrCarl95 not a level 7, they went through partial meltdown.

[@derekpierce2280]

I'm so glad you've made this channel. I've enjoyed your other content for years, and I for one am excited to see what you choose to cover

[@phprofYT]

Meltdown? Hell. There was a massive steam explosion as well.

[@Azivegu]

Let's just build a pyramid, from stone, like the egyptions. That's been going strong for some 4000 years, might just do the job.

[@kercchan3307]

I'd say clean up what you can with robots and dump in non reinforced concrete loaded up with lead and let that cure.

[@TechnoLawyer]

ERECTION ZONE /My inner Beavis emerges

[@TechnoLawyer]

@Biliary ClintonCut it out, buttmunch.

[@Stopthisrightnow560]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. 🤣🤣

[@turlacon5]

I am Cornholeo!!!

[@brandenhall4063]

Are you threatening me

[@lotrdude13]

"CONSTRUCT ION BEGIN S" Why are the title cards/section markers done like this? It looks kind of strange :o

[@Kirovets7011]

Hello Simon, I like to give you some aditional information about the New Safe Confinement, (NSC). As you already explained, the NSC was built by two Main Contractors. And there were also a number of subcontractors, of course. One of them, was the Dutch company Mammoet, ( wich actually means 'Mammoth'). Mammoet was responsible for the lifting of every part of the construction during building, but Mammoet was also THE company wich had the honour to actually 'move' the NSC from it's buildingplace to the Sarcophagus. And, being a Dutchman, i am very proud of that!! For the sake of completeness: The New Safe Confinement is 165 meter long, 256 meters wide, and 110 meters high. Inside the NSC there is a gantry crane, to lift the parts of the sarcophagus and other parts. But this hasn't happened yet, because the radiationlevels inside are still far to high to literally dismantle the sarcophagus. It will take pretty much time before this can be started.

[@tensevo]

It's remarkable that they did not have the planning or resources to build a containment building before the disaster.... ...but they found the time and resources to build it, after the disaster, when it took needless lives lost to assemble it.

[@FrogDogOfficialYT]

I really like the different camera angles. I feel like it adds a bit of variety to the view of Simon's head. Maybe try it out on business blaze or geographics too!

[@AL4140]

Chernobyl wasn’t the first, Three Mile Island was a decade before.

[@chrisburn7178]

And there are other accidents such as the SL-1 meltdown and explosion, which killed people, even if only the workers on-site.

[@PrograError]

three mile is only level 5, this is a level 7, a full meltdown en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nuclear_Event_Scale

[@mooniejohnson]

Three Mile Island, and I'm definitely not denying the severity of it, was only a leak... Chernobyl was an explosion of a reactor core that ended up killing hundreds of thousands because of incompetence.

[@chrisburn7178]

@@mooniejohnson Oh yes they're definitely incomparable, but he did describe Chernobyl as "the world's first nuclear meltdown" and that is definitely disputable if not refutable. Completely melted reactor material reached the containment vessel at TMI, and it was only due to the superior safety of the design that it didn't escape.

[@AL4140]

Floss Man it wasn’t a “leak” it’s was a partial meltdown. The difference between the two was other than one being a full meltdown, TMI was built with containment. Chernobyl didn’t have any secondary containment, it only had the actual structure. If TMI was built as cheap as Chernobyl it would have been way worse but the majority was contained.

[@youdotoo3]

I'm just waiting to hear RAID SHADOW LEGENDS.

[@meatbyproducts]

Went there in October 2021. The project was fully complete and was manned by about 2500 workers decommissioning the 3 other reactors. The exclusion zone is safe UT you can't dig because the amount of material buried around the area, mostly in the red forrest.

[@Kid_Kootenay]

It's worth mentioning that in building the first containment unit was built they had to rush break new ground on nearly every level engineering science etc but also do it in an lethal environment one no one had ever worked in before. I don't care who you are that's impressive

[@NeroThacher]

1:45 Yay! I'm finally in the 1%

[@YuureiInu]

Soviet technology was so bad that US is still using their rocket engines.

[@gkarenko9593]

And hiring them as Space Ubers.

[@YuureiInu]

@@gkarenko9593 Gig economy

[@eugens519]

All the best for military, all the worst for people. Soviet "recipe" was that simple.

[@darkdiddler1439]

Found the Slav

[@afrog2666]

@@gkarenko9593 lol, space uber..

[@TheMajicHobo77]

The Aftermat, eh?

[@grumpysenpai199]

Little did you know, Chernobyl had a second use as a dryer for door mats with the extra heat from the reactor

[@otakuman706]

Was wondering how many would mention this.

[@TheAechBomb]

@@megaprojects9649 absolute ly

[@jayakadark3]

I'm just here for the Aftermat response.

[@OilBaron100]

Love the new channel, Simon.

[@christopherchilders1049]

Why am I binge watching a middle aged bad man? Because you have interesting info, given in a clear and understandable way Plus I feel as you are a trust worthy and telling these stories historically correct instead of telling a story to meet your narrative like most media does!

[@MrLeeleeeeeeee]

The Swedish government noticed the high level of radiation blowing in the wind. They started asking questions and the Soviets then took action.

[@CazzyVR]

Just imagine the Russians like: "What? Radiation is in the air? That's unusual. *Yelling to other Russians offcamera* fix this right now hide it they are asking questions"

[@livethefuture2492]

"you're delusional! RBMK reactors don't explode!"

[@mapletreepower7038]

Imma give you something to cry about

[@BA-gn3qb]

After visiting Chernobyl, Simon's hair fell out.

[@leighpowell1062]

But his beard has super powers

[@goliathcleric]

Simon, I don't think you have enough KZbin channels. I mean, only 8? (It is 8 right, in all seriousness I have lost count)

[@Aura96968]

It's 10 or more I guess

[@samanthar1214]

According to Simon's list, it's 8. I thought it was 9 but I think he dropped one channel, History Highlights, or something like that.

[@rubenbraekman4515]

You could make an entire horror movie out of the miners efforts

[@Dillyvl]

As an operator of those jacks (actually called strand jacks) i can tell you they get used on a daily basis worldwide. they come in sizes from 15ton to 1000ton for one jack. granted, the 1000 ton ones dont get used 5 times a year but all the others are in daily use. Would have loved to be part of this project, sadly it went to our competitor (who did a great job there)