Construction of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1972-1984)

Photos from the construction of Chernobyl NPP (mostly) in order from 1972 to 1984 (+ bonus photos from after the disaster.)
Timecodes:
0:00 - Phase I; Reactors 1-2.
1:40 - Phase II; Reactors 3-4.
3:00 - Phase III; Unfinished Reactor 5.
3:24 - Disaster.

[@Luzycki_Milosnik_Kolei]

Fun fact: from 1986 to 2000 reactor 3 still worked and produced energy

[@lapajgoo4572]

You totaly nailed the music choice for the disaster photos. It's almost as if it was screaming the tragic story that chernobyl was, without saying a word. It even sounds like the typical soviet music, but distorted by whatever unearthly catastrophe the accident has unleashed.

[@nb2008nc]

They put a lot of time, money, and resources into this. I hope it works out for them.

[@helene4397]

It hasn't worked in several years. Sadly.

[@ImJustSomeCanadian]

Yeah, like... Nothing bad wil happen

[@alialalwy8977]

he's kidding ​@@helene4397

[@dmitriy21rrrr]

Yeah, it worked fine. Now we have great HBO series and a successful game franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

[@user-ym7ov5in9o]

Я был в Чернобыле я там воевал 1986 году 26 апреля ночью взорвалась атомная станция ну я там работал в четвёртом заре Аким

[@mikuskokenbergs8853]

Title song from Soviet youth mini-series "A guest from future" makes this even more sad. Those familiar with Russian will understand. Illusions of the people, dreams and destinies broken. Turned to dust. So sad... Greetings from Riga, Latvia. Thank You for the video.

[@andreassoderholm3870]

The nuclear dream that becomed a nightmare.

[@borntoclimb7116]

These are stunning old photos

[@Ambitious_Scripter]

Little did they know they were constructing one of the world's most dangerous disasters in history.

[@spectreml2209]

This is the footage of Chernobyl memories 1974-1986

[@maharunakter783]

A beatiful chernobyl npp turned out to be a horrible nightmare for the world

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Yup. The Soviet Union had very pretty nuclear power plants in my opinion.

[@caseinnitratjr6861]

Exactly what I searched for

[@felixthecleaner8843]

Awesome!

[@sean.d7171]

Its a beautiful place of machinery with incredible power actually saved alot of lives in the winter by heating citys. Not as safe as it could of been but the disaster was user error.

[@dmitriy21rrrr]

So much work to f. everything up eventually.

[@Arsik.bs.]

Обожаю видео про Чернобыльскую АЭС

[@OldCanadianguy953]

2:50 nice racing stripes. Homer would have won.

[@here_is_Peet]

Olyan szép volt!

[@ImJustSomeCanadian]

The song mixed with the Reactors getting Built made the Video very Eairy while still doing the original propose of why you made it.

[@Joseph_Stalin132]

Meanwhile volodymr pravyk was like in his teens which makes it even more sadder and the background and song makes it sooo sad

[@jdman6410]

Looks like a lot of hard work. Sure hope nothing happens on April 26, 1986.

[@benjaminmendenhall4497]

The song was just right for this video

[@jooch_exe]

The music was distracting. My brain couldn't choose between the good music and the interesting images (i later fixed that with the mute button). Thanks anyways!

[@JudeBellinghamMadrid]

“Hey what’s this red button that says Az-5?” *clicks* *WHAT THE HELL?*

[@Selumm]

Wouldve been interesting to see what Unit 5 would look like

[@kasapz]

Oh hi selum didnt expect u here

[@kasapz]

And at the time of the disaster, unit 5 was 70% finished

[@Ajrocket]

Almost exactly the same as Chernobyl units 3 and 4, with the iconic stack. I have some plans if you are interested. There were some changes implemented.

[@satvikshauryasingh1152]

Yo selum

[@mattclass9176]

It would have looked similar to Kursks U5 or Smolensks U3

[@StellaMyCatMEOW]

I like how people say no one can take a picture of inside the exploded reactor then how does he have one???

[@CHERNIVSKA]

I guess people just quickly assume that it's impossible due to the extreme radiation. Which is partly true... Yes, they took the photos, but some of those people later died due to radiation related illnesses.

[@lebbyash]

@@CHERNIVSKA Actually a guy named Alexandr Kupniy is a famous photographer of the Chernobyl disaster and he went multiple times into the reactor hall, sarcophagus, elephants foot, etc.. And is alive and well!

[@CHERNIVSKA]

@@lebbyash Yup, I've heard about him.

[@sytov-px300ln]

Просто представьте на секундочку сколько нужно усилий сотни людей чтобы просто вставить зарядку от телефона в розетку или нажать клавишу чтоб включился свет в комнате, я работал на АЭС, знаю каково это

[@green26552]

Шоб вы понимали это сделали в Украине которую вы так ненавидите

[@wilhelmkreuz7637]

@@green26552 Ну вот нахера ты это высрал?

[@wilhelmkreuz7637]

@sytov-px300ln А на какой должности вы работали? Просто любопытно. И какого вообще на эмоциональном уровне работать на подобном, довольно опасном, комплексе?

[@green26552]

​@@wilhelmkreuz7637я не работал но факт что вы ненавидите Украину остаётся и вот то что вас интересует Чернобыль крайне странно ведь вы почему то ненавидите Украину

[@wilhelmkreuz7637]

@@green26552 Я не тебе это адресовал. Геть.

[@pimmelberger9967]

Song is very good my friend

[@kasapz]

Your profile pic 💀💀💀

[@ahmadsantoso9712]

Indeed, my friend.

[@JudeBellinghamMadrid]

Would’ve been an amazing power plant, if the Soviet RBMK didn’t suck

[@trubamaniac]

Even the bad RBMK, with proper computer control, could work well.

[@franklin5194]

How many lifes ?😟

[@solvedskin]

They didn't know. the built the time bomb for disaster.

[@nuremberg119]

name of the last song?

[@CHERNIVSKA]

The Devouring Void - Oneirology

[@isaacstretton4290]

Fact: Chernobyl didn’t stop being constructed until 2017

[@comondere2801]

False fact lol! Construction of the Chernobyl NPP (unit 5&6) stopped construction around in 1987...

[@comondere2801]

@@Anrxy maybe nsc?

[@than_th_icbm3687]

I think he meaning the sacorphagus

[@sweden23756]

@@than_th_icbm3687 even if it was the sarcophagus it was finished in 1986-1987

[@Godzilla20191]

@@sweden23756 he’s talking about the new one

[@adamsteele6148]

Im sure it will be fine

[@h.d.s6979]

Получается 4й блок 2 года всего проработал ?...

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Да. Конкретно 2 года и 4 месяца. Если я правильно помню, четвертый энергоблок был введен в эксплуатацию 20 декабря 1983 года.

[@pancake9692]

Вот оно, видео где нету этих тупых ошибок. Ибо не раз попадались блохеры, показывающие фото 4 и 3 энергоблока, при этом подписав как 1957 год.

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Я знаю. Я всегда видел видео, где они так невероятно ошибаются в датах. Я буквально видел видео, где кто-то использовал изображение новой желтой вентиляционной трубы, которая была установлена при строительстве НБК, и они указали год как 2000, тогда как новая вентиляционная труба была явно установлена в 2012 году.

[@bogusawdybka7978]

What is the name of the song in the background of the lego movies

[@aLdukha]

What? Lego? Chernobyl?

[@game_cinema]

This is the soundtrack to the russian film Guest from the Future. What the hell is Lego?

[@ahmadsantoso9712]

Fun Fact: The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant can't move, it sits there still.

[@fontline2362]

What's song?

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Прекрасное далёко - песня из к/ф Гостья из будущего

[@markusgounit]

@@CHERNIVSKA it's beautiful song

[@husarious4724]

@@CHERNIVSKA second song?

[@CHERNIVSKA]

@@husarious4724 I forgot the artist of the song, but it's called "Oneirology." The album's cover art's color pallet is black, red, and some white, so that should help you find it since I don't remember the artist's name.

[@husarious4724]

@@CHERNIVSKA Ty :)

[@sweden23756]

Little did the workers constructing reactor 4 khow that they walked in rooms that would have been fully destroyed.

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Exactly what I think about sometimes. It's crazy to imagine how during the construction phase, those people were standing in areas that would later become the world's worst nuclear disaster and one of the most radioactive places on Earth.

[@sweden23756]

@@CHERNIVSKA Yeah its crazy too think that the people constructing reactor 4 never khew it would be the epicenter of the most devestating nuclear disaster in human history

[@sweden23756]

ot well they did khow that it would be the most devestating when they were done

[@CHERNIVSKA]

@@sweden23756 Yeah I've heard somewhere that the Soviet Union already acknowledged it was the most dangerous nuclear power plant in the world before the disaster happened but they kept it running anyways. Look where that got them.

[@michaelnava4665]

They didn't know that they're building the dangerous NPP in the world

[@user-kb6re8gs5i]

Наверное вы знали 🥴

[@gray5252]

очень трогательное видео

[@Gabrocol]

Day 13838 of still not seeing graphite on the ground. I have not seen graphite on the ground because its NOT THERE.

[@HeavyIsThePrettiestPrinces]

*Brings you a piece of steaming graphite*

[@user-gf6uj3vm8o]

Мы строили, строили и наконец построили...

[@HarzhekTV]

song name pls

[@CHERNIVSKA]

1st song is: Прекрасное далёко - песня из к/ф Гостья из будущего 2nd song is: The Devouring Void - Oneirology

[@Unknown-sh1qv]

Side effects of faulty reactor design: 💀

[@user-mb2jz5mx4t]

2:46 befor 3:25 aftor 😥😥 chernobyl chernobyl chernobyl i miss you i was born in 2016 ❤❤❤ reactor 4 ,elefent food, uranium, Plutonium, Neutrons, bloody red 🏞🏞🏞,😡😭😡😭😭💀☣☣☣

[@Randomdudeintub]

“The true cause of the fall of the Soviet Union”

[@IsaacLloyd-xm7yx]

Sadly it blew up 😢😢

[@samuellourenco1050]

I only fail to see how the reactor didn't blow up sideways as well. I'm not seeing a massive concrete structure containing the bottom and sides. So, given the fact, yes, it could have been worse.

[@TG-RMK]

0:01 song: Болшой детский хор: Прекрасное далёко Hello from Russia

[@misterShon]

Живу в Беларуси на границе с Украиной, недалеко от Чернобыля

[@user-fj7cb5wr3h]

большинство Украинцев живет рядом с Чернобылем, так как Киев очень близок

[@user-rz4rn9hy9v]

С 1075 году была построена Ленинградская АЭС

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Строительство Ленинградской АЭС с РБМК началось в 1970 году, промышленная эксплуатация 4-го энергоблока ЛАЭС началась в 1981 году.

[@cheloviek1]

Строили мечту о будущем, а построили тысячи серых депрессивных микрорайонов. Делали тысячи танков для обороны, а теперь их потомки перемалывают их земле...

[@user-sl2wc6gq5u]

На 2.51 наверное единственное фото в мире уже достроенного энергоблока до аварии

[@CHERNIVSKA]

Если вы имеете в виду четвертый блок, то на самом деле там больше фотографий до катастрофы, однако они не крупным планом, как этот, а сделаны издалека.

[@user-pb8qr4kb8z]

Да это печально

[@green26552]

this is the same song from the movie Guests from the Future, I’m just from Ukraine and I know this movie

[@Mindsi]

Wtf, build this, and then not do that crucial test at the end? And then do it but mess it up big time?

[@fromthefire4176]

Because in Soviet Union, reactor tests you!

[@mrfrankiej932]

Career, promotion, bonus. Oh no, the test is due. Get it done, right now. And succeed this time. Boom, nuclear disaster.

[@adamromanak7605]

There were supposed to be 6 reactors, 4 in the same structure altogether, 1 and 2 were separately housed and producing power, 3 and 4 were in the same building but kept seperate. Units 1 and 3 were producing power till the year 2000 and unit 2 was shut down early due to turbine fan fire. Reactors 5 and 6 were discontinued after the disaster. There were tests done don’t worry, what wasn’t told anyone was the danger of the reactor by the designers, Slavsky and Alexandrov. They knew the reactor was not safe, The reactor was poisoned by xenon - 135 and the AZ-5 scramble button wasn’t going to save them. Inherent in the design of the reactor was a big gap at the very bottom between the graphite and the water, the rods were like a piston in a combustion chamber, they simply took too long to lower and therefor generated too much heat before the graphite and water could moderate and slow the fission reaction. By the end so much water was turned too steam so quickly that the last read out was 50,000MWt energy before the reactor exploded and blew the 2000ton biological shield through the roof, It was doomed regardless of anything that they might try. And yes it wasn’t a nuclear explosion, it was a steam explosion, also the danger was still present of a second explosion because if the Corium was to eat through the lower concrete and reach the water underneath, the second explosion would have been 100 times worse than the first. And look at Fukushima, no one prepared for an earthquake and tsunami, because they said it couldn’t happen, but it did. And it was almost as bad. Complacency can be lethal.

[@CHERNIVSKA]

@@adamromanak7605 I actually heard somewhere that if the disaster never happened there would've been plans for 12 reactors. (Reactor 8 was supposedly supposed to be commissioned in 2012.) The other 6 might've been of the VVER type rather than RBMK. And that might've been what the never-finished extension of Pripyat would've been for. Though I am not certain how true that is, I've only seen a couple claims from people, never seen any actual proof. Still cool to think about nonetheless.

[@Ilmarintarina]

​@@adamromanak7605this comment needs more credit for sure! 👍

[@saratha2759]

Rare video

[@HGVErin]

Атомное сердце 2

[@alex_fbiblockstrike6411]

Надо было сразу и саркофаг строить пока радиации нет.

[@user-fj2ug6mk8r]

1972 1984 1986

[@user-cb7eg7ls6b]

1986💀

[@user-bf4oj1xe2j]

1986 1:23:48

[@game_cinema]

Кто кроме них мог угандошить новую атомную станцию? Никому в мире еще этого не удалось. Страна-перефорс и не надо говорить,что тогда это была одна страна, этот менталитет как был местным,так и остался.

[@Bitoknavsurftletu]

Это была другая цивилизация, более развитая, а потом пришла перестройка

[@kurgan1204]

Только почему эта "развитая цивилизация" строила реакторы, которые взрывались при нажатии кнопки аварийной защиты ?

[@user-kb6re8gs5i]

​@@kurgan1204а вы большой спец в этой аварии?🤔

[@araujofi]

@@kurgan1204 экспертов, подготовленных телеканалом HBO «Чернобыль».

[@game_cinema]

@@kurgan1204 сомневаюсь,что у тебя есть мозг погуглить чтобы узнать сколько таких же реакторов сейчас в строю. Дело было не в бобине.

[@pauloicto8252]

So sad, but endemic in the society where individuals take it upon themselves to assume great importance and arrogantly ignore advice or totally misread situations or signals that could avoid often tragic outcomes. Dyatlov , Putin . . .

[@RahmatHunting]

Vladimir lenin power plant, RBMK

[@user-tu5zu1sv1h]

Зря сторались через 2 года 4 бвок рванёт в космос

[@user-im9jg6qn6k]

Ой

[@user-ru5vz6zg4p]

😊 сталкер зов крови Р

[@user-no6sj4lq9k]

Ninja turtle songs

[@Robiox-yy2pe]

❌❌

[@horrorstories1091]

Русская песня топ

[@zeleshadorogatv]

я русскиЙ

[@Ajrocket]

ok

[@vanessaelam4830]

It’s USSR song

[@yaroslav1469]

дизлайк за музыку

[@user-gx2fr2ch4b]

🇷🇺

[@oskar1026]

😢ДУШЕРАЗДИРАЮЩЕЕ ВИДЕО. БОЛЬНО СМОТРЕТЬ

[@MikeGoesBadaBoom]

This is what happens when you cheap out with nuclear energy.

[@user-bv4nr4qn3w]

Пьяные крики и запах сортира Внешние признаки "русского мира". Цепь золотая на шее банкира - Связь поколений "русского мира". Русский язык стал родным для башкира - Это политика "русского мира". У депутата седьмая квартира - Вот справедливость "русского мира". Крест золотой на груди рэкетира Это духовность "русского мира". Из негодяя сделать кумира - Идеология "русского мира". Ложь ежедневная телеэфира - Это правдивость "русского мира". Двадцать копеек пачка пломбира - Память фантомная "русского мира". В морду удар от отца-командира Вот "педагогика" "русского мира". Насмерть кувалдой забить дезертира Это гуманность "русского мира". Сытый смешок на устах конвоира - Это реальность "русского мира". Вор, матершинник, подлец и задира - Это сторонник "русского мира". Кнут, кандалы, яд, петля и секира Издревле скрепы "русского мира". Смерть вместо масла, война вместо мира - Это основа "русского мира". 🐽🪦⚰️

[@JustAnInnocentTrollFace]

Хохол успокойся пожалуйста, бот

[@dzmitry5697]

Это диагноз.