Exploring an Abandoned US Government Biomedical Research Facility - They Created Vaccines Here!

[@absinthetic]

Idk if anyone noticed, but the colored drawers matched the colors on the hazard identification signs. Red is for fire hazard, blue is for health hazard, and yellow is for reactivity.

[@mataichi14]

It's good to know but I'm a little disappointed to know this. When I was watching I thought the colors were a way to add a little whimsy to a very serious lab. Now that I know it was just done to color code warnings the whimsy is gone and these labs were all business. I was even going to comment on how I liked the whimsy of the colors added to all the labs added some whimsy but now I'm just sad to see this lab abandoned when the work they were doing is far from over. This and space are two of the topics I am most interested in and with space showing up in this video I'm even more sad to see such an important part of history just left to rot. It's great that they got in here document this while there is still a building to see. If you ever get a scuba team together I would love to see the final video on this location. Maybe talk to some cave divers for consultation or even collaboration on a video exploring the reactor.

[@shellieburgoyne9555]

That’s a great observation! I completely missed that 👍🏻

[@rebeccageiger9110]

Wow! Interesting

[@stephaniewheeler4626]

Those are called MSDS card. They have to be in every business that has chemicals. Stands for Material Safety Data Sheet.

[@Shade_Tree_Mechanic]

​@@stephaniewheeler4626The original comment was actually referring to the NFPA Diamond

[@michaelphetteplace4059]

They are called coffered ceilings. I still do them but no longer fancy ones. As a trim carpenter I love y'all's attention to the detail of the trim. I wish intricate trim would come back

[@Bennysol]

Yes everything is plain and boring now. Now more art to anything. The US along with the modern first world is dead

[@ChevyZ28K10]

I love it! I have really beautiful crown molding in my dining room because it looks fancy, no one I know has crown molding anymore. Its such a simple thing but adds such elegance.

[@Bennysol]

@@ChevyZ28K10 no one has personal character or personality anymore either. Just a bunch of drones. How can a copy and pasted drone outwardly express themselves through their home when they have nothing creative on the inside of themselves?

[@maddoctor99]

@@ChevyZ28K10 Traditional details like crown moulding and ogee baseboards are very out of style these days. They may make a come back one day but putting faux traditional elements in a modern building is generally avoided. Most people prefer clean lines and straight edges but that’s the good thing about personal preferences; we’re all free to like what we like. :)

[@Sniperboy5551]

@maddoctor99 That’s true, but he’s right. Everything feels like cookie cutter BS, architecture doesn’t have the same personality and feel that it used to and I think it’s damn shame.

[@katmorrison6078]

The circular door you guys found outside the x ray room is a revolving darkroom door for a film lab. It functions like a regular revolving door so you can have multiple people come in and out of the darkroom without compromising the film. You probably walked into the old darkroom for the x ray film. We had a door like that in my old film darkroom in high school. They’re really awesome and pretty expensive now.

[@EphemeralProductions]

There was one in the photo building of my local community college. :)

[@TheProperPeople]

Yes, but we had to go through the hole because the revolving door was stuck.

[@uhrbexer9134]

@@TheProperPeople You should have considered covering the hole with a black curtain. Now the films are most likely spoiled. :) I wonder if they ever got flawless films with a nuclear reactor in the basement, that was in the 50s and 60s most likely secured according to "duck and cover" with just a briefcase on top.

[@Katchi_]

Was captain obvious taken when you created your account?

[@katmorrison6078]

@@TheProperPeople oooh yea makes sense, sorry my weird camera nerd brain saw the door and was like OH old camera things without thinking much else

[@VeVeJT23]

Hey. I used to work there when the National Museum of Health and Medicine was on the campus. That museum was in the same building where Covid would have been researched. Not this building. Things like Ebola and more were in the building across the campus from there, on the other side of the army hotel. These labs were slightly lower grade, but the upper floors still had some pretty scary stuff. Those tiny windows beside the metal doors allowed them to see in during decontamination where nothing would come out alive. Then that was all moved to the AFIP building long before the 1990’s and that’s where the crazy labs were with multiple chambers to go through to go in and out and where all the poor animals were held. When I worked there only three rooms were in use and I used to walk around. Definitely experienced weird stuff working on that base. I left in 1999.

[@josephsoto9933]

This Building-40 on the original Walter Reed Medical Center in DC. The building was originally the primary Army hospital until the new Walter Reed Hospital (not the 1970s version) build. It became the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). I worked there for 9 years..two tours, 1973~76 and 1979~85. Actually I worked in WRAIRs computer building , a short walk away. But I was always in the building plus pulling Staff Duty (Guard) on nights and weekends. The "reactor" was removed long before I got there. The top floor was where the lab animals were kept (mice to monkeys, larger animals were at Ft Meade and Ft Detrick I believe). The hallways were always full of boxes and proprietary equipment from previous protocols. Mosquitos were breed there to keep a constant supply of vectors for experiments. WRAIR at field labs/offices in Indonesia, Kenya, Brazil and elsewhere. They had teams with construction teams during the building of the Pan-American Highway. They collected health data on the workers, families and locals, focusing on tropical diseases. From what all I know that building was focused on diseases that could affect the soldier. I sense your hopes to discover things more exotic or perhaps "offense" For that you might go north? Like Ft Detrick.

[@yiyoink]

That's incredible that you found this. I find it fascinating these buildings still hold a story to them. They've touched so many people and hold so many stories that only exist in our memories.

[@josephsoto9933]

@ChuiStrong I read the title but didn't think much of it. BUT I immediately recognized the building in the thumbnail. "?Heck, that's WRAIR.....the main (north) entrance, across the street from the AFIP building (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) that held a large military medical museum.

[@LK-wf2pf]

The round cylinders on the ground in the labs space at 46:06 appear to me to be what we call “A Pig” which is a leaded shield to put a radiological source in while not in use (this reduces the effective dose to those working in the room). It’s possible that in their small reactor they were activating metals via neutron bombardment to make radiological sources which they then used study the effects of the radiological exposure on various biological processes (just a guess). With respect to the Whole Body Counter, while the video explanation you showed is accurate, it’s entirely possible they used it to perform a whole body count on their radiation workers who worked in the reactor space or worked with radiological material. It is the law that if you have radiation workers you must have a program in place to monitor rad worker exposures and a whole body count or a lung count is one component of this program.

[@johnbaum1000]

I'm assuming it was not a reactor as much as it was a particle accelerator much like hospitals use for some types of sources.

[@tayzonday]

That building looks like it caught a virus the way it has fallen apart so fast in three decades

[@captain0981]

yo wassup tay

[@Bennysol]

God is talking

[@ssgkilo32]

some stay dry and others feel the pain, chocolate rainnnnn!

[@crd7876]

I’m sure he never gets tired of that…

[@kristoffseisler2163]

47:30 "Some stay dry and others feel the pain"

[@EphemeralProductions]

Apparently necropsy is the term used instead of autopsy, when it comes to animals. So that means it was animals being autopsied in those rooms.

[@Zeyek1]

Resident Evil type stuff

[@davinp]

yes I've heard the term necropsy used when I watched vet shows on Animal Planet

[@Elizabeth45576]

Can confirm, work in the field

[@johnshoemakerpbc]

IDEA - I was just thinking an amazing second channel would be finding people who worked in these buildings, especially ones like this, and have them tell stories of working in there. Like that huge surgical room, if those walls could talk. I think it would be captivating to intersperse footage with interviews. Sure it would be a little tough to find people, but a lot of these places had some form of directory in the footage that could be used as a starting point. Just an idea.

[@sinkfire]

i wonder if c. krishnamurti is still alive it seems they worked in one of the labs

[@gabrielv.4358]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!! they already have a second channel.

[@josephsoto9933]

The Army had a very robust recruiting programs. If the Army discovered (like at conferences) anyone working on something with an Army application they would recruit them. They would give them a very high rank and laboratories with a staff. When I worked there I recall a scientist was recruited.....she was made a LtCol, given a full lab with 2 lab assistants. I guess she had been working on something the Army liked. LtCol is a pretty high rank off the street, I believe they had to go thru Congress to get it.

[@mesagoat]

Where is this 2nd channel, plz do tell!​@@gabrielv.4358

[@EyeForKnowledge.]

That’s probably where they started the research into producing CONvid.

[@LuMaxQFPV]

Fascinating. One of the doctors on the intercom rolodex is still in research medicine today. (edit: possibly retired by now.) I looked him up. Quite a career. It would be cool if you were able to interview him, and be able to share his stories and perspective to go along with the building. (Lawrence V. McBean, MS)

[@rangerbri]

Very cool!! I am a Vet Tech working in a modern day Vivarium Facility. Very neat to see an old Vivarium from the 70’s and 80’s.

[@Defirence]

They mentioned "this is where they would be researching COVID-19 if it happened in x year", judging by the Architecture of the building I'd say it was around the 60's or 70's which means yes they most likely by some chance would have researched and classified the Coronavirus family when it was discovered in the early 1960's.

[@uhrbexer9134]

@@Defirence Plot twist: Covid-19 escaped from this very lab as the cages rusted through some rats from the reactor room managed to climb the stairs. :)

[@TheSilverShadow17]

Considering that this facility shut it's doors sometime in the 90s and has sat empty ever since, it's still holding up decent and with no signs of graffiti anywhere, which classifies this location as undisturbed by vandalism.

[@mshotz1]

The drawers are out because it has been Standard Procedure that when a military facility that might contain classified or dangerous materials, to leave all the drawers to show nothing was left. Ft Deitrich in Maryland has a building that had been hermetically sealed with no one allowed entry. Did a two-week Annual training with the Army Reserves there. We set up Satellite terminals to relay to Tactical comm systems. Were told not to sleep on the ground, to allow tent canvas to touch the ground. we slept in an old empty building and had to spray the truck tires and our boots with disinfectant when walking or driving off the site. Great fun! But I am enjoying the extra limbs I grew.

[@uhrbexer9134]

That's what I thougt all the time - were they put out when moving out or later by scrappers. But the orderly way it was done leaves only the first option. Additionally the bio-decontamination of the labs would have required to spray all in- and outside surfaces of the furniture. I often found interesting stuff stuck behind drawers and the like. Sometimes even in the corner behind an open door.

[@Mikeywil0003]

30:00 I think it is crazy that a room that they were performing surgeries in would have those window shaker AC units in it. You'd think there would be filtered air or some kind of central HVAC for a room that needs to be pretty sterile.

[@EphemeralProductions]

I was thinking the same thing! Lol

[@Bluebloods7]

Was only experimental surgery, chill. XD

[@fanmanmathias]

Lots of vintage Friedrich window units.

[@UnitSe7en]

It doesn't need to be super sterile. The animals operated on were already dead or were going to be.

[@OliverWhiteTailAlexander]

I don't really think patients were expected to survive.

[@austingupton1421]

Great video! As an electrician and history nerd I love seeing all the electrical equipment ya’ll come across in your explores. Someone may have already commented, but the enclosed buss bar system y’all saw is typically called “bus duct” in my region, usually installed to feed high amperage equipment or as a more efficient way of feeding panels or even feeding areas where equipment where amperage needs may change in the future.

[@blackscotydog]

To feed all those window shakers lol

[@thelemonguyonyt]

Hey guys, it's been a while glad you're still here making videos, you could be already making a new video but please stay safe.❤

[@UQRXD]

That's all every one says "Stay Safe" But never says how to do it.

[@thelemonguyonyt]

@@UQRXD the fog is coming, the end is near, December 22nd 2923 the heat death of the universe

[@UQRXD]

I will be long dead.@@thelemonguyonyt

[@Krushking99]

​@@thelemonguyonytthere is no reality

[@keithfreeman2139]

​@@Krushking99the you don't exist and have no worth. Better rethink that. Turn your life over to Jesus and believe Him before it's too late

[@inkman234]

As will any of these buildings, it always fascinates me to think about when the last time they were in active use. When was a light switched off for the last time? A drawer opened and closed never to be touched again? A phone call to another room that would never transmit another conversation? The final coat of paint on the walls that from there on out were destined to flake and chip off?

[@edgescarborough4724]

every time you guys make a new video, i never want it to end, so i re-watch them like two or 3 times. also, when you guys went into the basement, i was waiting for a Resident Evil 2 sized alligator to jump out. fun video as always.

[@theresayockim3750]

Me too. I realize it takes so much work to bring each of your explores together, but I'm always looking for new uploads, excited and waiting for the next.

[@kevinxh]

Another awesome explore! Loved all of the different labs and the natural decay. Really enjoyed this one.

[@TheProperPeople]

Thanks for the super chat! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@andycheng9066]

This channel is by far the best urbex channel I’ve seen on KZbin

[@andrewlindh5047]

Looking at the building map, the "Reactor Roof" is at ground level over the sub-sub basement. As the reactor was decommissioned 50 years ago I would guess there's not much left...but we'll never know as you forgot the SCUBA gear. It would have been cool to see the big watertight doors and lead lined walls. Maybe one day they will again turn on the big sump pump down there.

[@gtb81.]

i noticed the big meyers pump controller, i bet they had big sump pump wells. it was odd seeing the ladders and work lights like the guys just forgot them one day and now they're under water

[@Miss.Elaineous]

Originally I was going to speculate that the colored drawers possibly were to prevent cross contamination of specimens in the event someone walked into the wrong lab and they would have a visual cue… but then I saw a sign later for the different types of hazards and they were color coded blue, red, and yellow. It seems more likely to me that the drawer colors correspond with each hazard type/color on the signs.

[@Katchi_]

Correct.

[@DarkShaman667]

You actually came back to look for the reactor. You are heroes!

[@gabrielv.4358]

I cant say enough that you guys are the BEST Urbexer's out there, and the video edit is just so much awesome too! Congratulations for everything! Take care! Greetings from Brazil!

[@Peenith]

Fun Fact: That Columbia Sticker is the 2nd Mission of the Columbia Space shuttle in Novermber 81. The two names are the LAST names of the two astronauts that crewed that shuttle, Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly, the latter being my Great Uncle

[@Katchi_]

Was captain obvious taken when you created your account?

[@Andy_Dines]

The experimental surgery, X-Ray, and the body counter were amazing! That X-Ray equipment was so well preserved considering the level of decay in many areas. Amazing job as always with the presentation :)

[@mensswimwear8110]

Can't help but think of the people who worked in those labs, what came of them? Thinking that they pulled on those drawers everyday, only for the drawer to end up in a pile of debris, rusted, mangled and forgotten, forgotten just like the people who worked there

[@Sniperboy5551]

Just like how you, me and everyone else will be forgotten in the not-too-distant future. It’s a shame, but that’s life, right?

[@XSemperIdem5]

I wonder if any of them will come across this video some day

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

Well I can answer your question for one of them My pap-pap worked in designer prosthetic limbs and he’d sometimes come to Walter Reed Which is what this facility is He died at 78 of kidney failure in 2009

[@Mooseknucklefarms]

A huge thanks to you guys for going to these locations and filming for us too see. As unfortunate as it is these buildings are the last of a dying breed are being torn down left and right. Being able to catch glimpses of the past means so much

[@laurenw.2713]

I’ve been watching your content since 2017 or 2018, and I’m so thankful that you two still post videos and explore, but most importantly are still great friends! I just started watching youtube again a few months ago, so it’s nice that some of the content creators I used to watch are still active. Nothing has changed either. Much love!!❤️❤️

[@kolmenoitaayeet]

As someone that works in a lab, I would have loved to have worked in that building. It's so beautiful.

[@squiddyjay9000]

Absolutely amazing adventure, thanks so much for taking us on it. I would be legitimately terrified of being exposed to something horrible and forgotten, decon cert or not.

[@markf350s]

Wow, another big thank you you guys over all the years have not lost your touch. Another great video appreciate them all. I know the hard work that goes into it. I just want to say thank you and be looking forward to the next one. Stay well, my friends

[@moredistractions]

Excellent video, guys! The level of interior decay after so short a period of time is shocking. It looks like it's been abandoned for a century. I hope they save the auditorium lights and big bronze wall plaque when they tear it down. God rest the souls of all the poor animals that suffered and died in that place.

[@andriaduncan5032]

I think the problem is that the bldg actually is a century or more old; it was probably pretty decrepit while still being used, but when there was no more maintenance, the bldg started coming apart in every possible way.

[@Karmy.]

Kinda seems like the same case as a lot of asylums where slowly more and more of the building was disused

[@Dolph-nv8oo]

They're more drama queens than anything else, most of what they do is for the KZbin hits and they work for NORDvpn. A couple of Floridian fakes.

[@trainleader21]

I still think this channel has the best intro in all of history. It is literally movie quality, and there is nothing better than it.

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Man the coffered ceilings and light fixtures in that theater ought to be saved by a salvager. They’re gorgeous.

[@kevinsams4660]

This was by far one of the most interesting facilities you have explored thus far! Keep on exploring!

[@RTA95]

I was just thinking yesterday “ god I hope they put out a new video soon” then boom next day here it is ! Thank you guys keep up the great work , keep posting !!

[@mumstheword8]

Wow, you guys are crazy going into the sub bsmt!! Hopefully nothing came from that puncture in the waders!! You guys be careful! Love how the outside brick building is holding up so well and then you go inside and just devistation! crazy to think what would have gone on there but also very cool at the same time. I would have been scared to have worked there!

[@abpsd73]

The ceiling in the auditorium would be called a coffered ceiling. Where those abacuses in the recesses? 24:00 is commonly known as bus duct, fed from the buildings main electrical service, can be connected at various points to feed panels or electrical equipment.

[@tajasnothere]

wonderful video as always. I've been watching you guys since maybe 2016? Most of the channels i used to watch back then no longer interest me, but your content has always been an intriguing constant in my life no matter how much i grow as a person. Thank you!

[@russmiddleton5486]

When visiting places like this you need to see what is taped to the outside of the doors to the labs, that will give you a good clue as to the nature of the work, or at least the level of hazard. For example you can see BSL or Biosafety Level signs on the door, the higher the number the more (they range from 1 to 4) the greater the hazard of the items under study.

[@steph.uhknee]

They know that

[@zeimbo]

Was gonna say this say this same thing. Right at 17:55 you can see the entrance to one of the doors sign with “BSL-2” ie diseases that there is a treatment for but are not fun to catch. Those rooms up on the upper floors definitely look like a vivarium and BSL-3 rooms. You can typically tell the BSL-3 rooms will almost always be drywall ceiling because drop ceiling won’t hold up to the pressures to keep the room negative pressure. They also typically have stainless steel ductwork as the chemicals required to kill those viruses are too caustic for standard galvanized ductwork. I definitely think they should be highlighting the room signage more in future videos..

[@sb-knight]

As you guys were touring this place. I could not stop thinkng about all of the crazy things that have probably happened in this building. If those walls could talk... LOL. What you shot in this video said more than enough on the other hand. Great piece, thanks guys!

[@chrisneumann8578]

Wow... the last chapter of exploring the basement was very thrilling - please come back with scuba!!! This has been - so far - the most interesting episode ever! Kind regards from Germany, Chris

[@EphemeralProductions]

19:30. Probably for cold-room work for specimens that have to stay under a certain temp.

[@sweetwa089]

25:29 Holee crap. I really can't believe this. I actually work in the Health Physics department for the Army. This is cool.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

The vivarium space ("animal labs") you found are fairly common design, even by modern standards. You don't have any windows from outside, both so you can keep your animals on a constant light cycle (usually 12 hours on, 12 hours off) and to prevent anyone else from seeing in. Also everything needs to be easily able to clean.

[@chrisayers2737]

This is fascinating thank you

[@Driver8takeabreak]

@@chrisayers2737 Sure thing. I'm glad my odd work experience can be interesting to others!

[@zeimbo]

Yea I was hoping they were going to find a room order sheet near one of the doorways but I didn’t see anything. They also usually maintain animal labs on upper floors, basement level or close to the loading dock. I know some of the college campuses near me have experienced animal rights activist trying to break in and free them. The way a lot of the vivarium is sealed up makes me think they had a good amount of BSL-3 spaces and were dealing with some serious stuff.

[@lizharmon3451]

I love that you are doing these videos and hope you are staying safe (at least gloves). I also love that there are people in the know who are watching and adding explanations. I worked in water treatment instead of water poisoning produced by companies like Dupont and Cyanamid. Even treating water leaves massive toxic residual. It's so sad.

[@gingerelvis]

Thank you for adding in the background on the whole body counter, really interesting! Thanks for revisiting in waders too, well worth the extra effort even if most of the area was flooded.

[@JATmatic]

The environments like this always make me wonder that if these were 3D scanned/captured... An absolute stunning exploration game maps could be made from such material.

[@_NoodlesMedia_]

I think photos of places like this could at least help in that respect. I just finished playing The Last Of Us Part 1 (again) and this building from the decay to the overgrown vegetation looks like it could fit right into that game. Especially felt the vibes with this one since it's an infectious disease research lab

[@SpiritOfHalloween31]

Kinda wish there was a way to drain the water, we need a part 2 to this!

[@jsaurman]

There is, it's called a pump. But that makes noise and draws unwanted attention.

[@sc8307]

I was thinking an underwater drone. That way they can stay safe but also explore an otherwise inaccessible area.

[@Danthedarnish]

​@@sc8307good idea but the problem is they would stir up too much crap in the water and make it invisible. Pumping would be the only option

[@VelocityFilms12]

You guys are hands down the best urban exploration channel on youtube. From attention to detail, to the parts of history, and cinematography, it goes unmatched. Thank you for treating us all.

[@chrisayers2737]

Absolutely agree. I would also recommend Ninurta if you haven’t already heard of him.

[@Kupkaik]

29:38 I study radiography and much of this stuff makes a lot sense to me. It's crazy to see how little, and how major things changed. The giant machine in the room is called a C-Arm and it's used primarily in surgery or when you do not want to come in contact with a person. The paper shown had to do with compliance and is measuring intensity. The half value layer portion is stating that an energy of 90 kvp, the material that decreased the intensity to half it's original is 5.28mm of aluminum. If it took more, such as 20mm of aluminum, this would indicate that the beam is operating at a much higher intensity than the specification lists (for example that is). It's interesting to see the units used in this!

[@Callsign_Juke]

I think this is the first video of yours that I've gotten full Fallout vibes from. The decay just seems like a perfect match, and it even has the toxic and irradiated environment to match! Great work and thanks for sharing this amazing location with us!

[@rctkiller]

I love the video editing and audio effects.

[@pokepew]

Love your channel! Your videos are always so amazing to see, please stay safe while on your journeys to share with everyone! ❤️

[@steveb936]

Its amazing that there is building like that and there are people homeless

[@kathyp2197]

Best notification ever: proper people have an upload. Thank you for this awesome movie/explore. Well done!

[@dougkyle685]

The surgery room could be for necropsy, and viruses and bacteria cause cellular injury

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

As many urban exploring videos I've seen On KZbin there is a certain part of the journey where you have to turn around and go back so you live another day.

[@MrPNutt]

Visions of researchers discussing lab results, footsteps along the halls and the sounds of machinery give way to deafening silence and the occasional cricket chirp. The kenopsia is strong within this facility. Thanks for another great experience guys!

[@marcerivest6204]

I can only imagine what kind of freaky shit that was happening in there. A really great explore 🙂

[@Duramaxjon]

I don’t even want to know what happened there. And just think, there’s new replacements for these old laboratory buildings where they’re doing even crazier things right now

[@SabbaticusRex]

@@Duramaxjon Too right .. they seemed to mostly be smashing Gamma ray beams into innocent dogs , rabbits , rats , etc and watching them melt to death in agony . Lovely . . and ya remember when we found out there were _dozens_ of biological weapons labs in Ukraine alone ...? Most nations have such labs of their own -- making ebola and stuff more deadly -- for uh, reasons ....??? Anyone care to start a real life Army of the Twelve Monkeys with me ? => Makes me daydream of going lab to lab and spreading the gift of napalm to each and every one of them . Really would be cool if humans could leave such things well enough alone .

[@Cobalt135]

Ok, then read up on the Edgewood Arsenal human experiments.

[@mh8265]

at 31:17 Philips M100 intercom - we used these in all the BBC studios - they were known as Squawk boxes - terrible if there was any background noise

[@taistith8115]

Well, shoot. Even if you guys had been able to get down the flooded stairs, I don't think there would've been anything to see. According to decommissioning docs from the Army, it says "The former nuclear reactor area located in the sub basement of _____________ was decommissioned in 1972. A small portion of former reactor area was entombed in place at the time of decommissioning and remains that way at the present time. [doc dated 1997] The __________ Health Physics Office has records of a survey indicating the presence of minor surface contamination on building materials adjacent to the entombed area. The area was resurveyed after remediating, and contamination was not found." Later in the document, they suggest initiating a pilot survey to analyze the extent of the radiological contamination around the "entombed area." I'm guessing that was the flooded basement you guys were in. Looks like they'd taken care of the rest of the remediation by 2001, according to other docs I found. Most often, when reactors are entombed, they just concrete over them. I think there's probably just a concrete block down there :( Too bad, I was really hoping you'd find the remnants of the reactor!!

[@hojo70]

Maurice Hilleman, the "FATHER OF VACCINES" worked at that location. He developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year. He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever.

[@megamanguy]

23:49 they needed ventilation for the major current those bus bars were handling, definitely hot in voltage and current (probably 480 volts 3 phase) and probably made of brass

[@Katchi_]

Nope. Just weight reduction.

[@lilmsmischief69]

You guys are so lucky. You’re doing something I’ve only dreamed of doing by exploring abandoned buildings and places while filming it.

[@ttss5726]

It only takes on federal property to ruin the rest of your life either by arrest or way may be hanging out in there

[@GroceryStoreStories101]

I'm so glad you guys are back, I love seeing abandoned buildings. And old building structures. This is literally history we watch on your channel. Thank You

[@Drowronin]

Have you guys ever considered using a drone to cam the areas you can't walk through, like that flooded basement?

[@mayeskyj]

Not sure if I could sleep at night without watching Brian and Micheal. Thank you guys! ❤️ I ultimately appreciate that you truly care about architecture and accurately speak about design and engineering. I'm a construction electrician and y'all tell the real tale.

[@GNaron]

That X-ray machine looks like the machine they used on me for cancer radiation treatment. It moved 360 degrees around me and stop 4 or 5 times. When it stopped I would hear big cricit breakers kick in and things would get fuzzy for few seconds.

[@breannathompson9094]

A ton of these buildings built in the mid to late 1800s will have that same "sanatorium" vibe. I think the architect and the groups who funded the buildings back then really tried to go with the same exact style for every municipal building. This one really gives off that 1800s sanatorium vibe, the orphanage vibe, the government facility vibe. Its almost like they just copy pasted these amazing buildings and then left them abandoned years later? Im sad that we dont build such intricate beautiful interiors anymore. It really is food for the soul, especially when you are in a place that has possibly a lot of suffering/bad energy from people and innocent creatures.

[@blockstacker5614]

they said the building was 20s era.

[@beegee80]

Damn that architecture. That place would have been absolutely stunning in its prime.

[@linnic2417]

Absolutely love the sounds of your footsteps...

[@ejsampana426]

Other youtubers: "this place feels creepy and haunted, I can already sense a presence, OMG!" TPP: "This is a nice hallway" 😄😂🤣

[@UntetheredBanshee]

"Oh wow I love the light in here." ❤

[@andriaduncan5032]

Which is just one of the reasons that TPP are my favorite urbexers, no freakin clickbait!

[@OnTheRocks71]

@28:00 Judging by the style of that control panel, that looks like a late 70's/early 80's fluoroscopy setup. We still use similar looking machines today (albeit with modern computer components) for various vascular imaging and placing stents in blood vessels among other things.

[@jennifertoth221]

The new super modern X-ray machines now have all those pivot points, but are so much more compact. They way you will film, edit, music choices make this vid extra creepy!! I swear I could hear a Geiger counter in my head going off, smell the decay and feel the haunting and despair of the victims of their experiments. Well done!!!

[@thesnottynosekid9985]

Despite the blurs i was still able to find this place on google maps with what i saw from this video, its not marked on maps. Also this place looks awsome glad its not covered in spray paint

[@EphemeralProductions]

From Wikipedia: "In health physics, whole-body counting refers to the measurement of radioactivity within the human body. The technique is primarily applicable to radioactive material that emits gamma rays. Alpha particle decays can also be detected indirectly by their coincident gamma radiation. In certain circumstances, beta emitters can be measured, but with degraded sensitivity. The instrument used is normally referred to as a whole body counter. "

[@JeffDeWitt]

Great video as always, and I loved the lights in the auditorium. What an amazing buidling. For those that don't know, the cats at 35:56 are Garfield and Bill the Cat (from the Bloom County cartoon strip).

[@DIYDaveOK]

Man been wondering where you guys have been! Hope you're ok! Thanks for the video.

[@neilcasabuena6617]

Welcome back guys I've missed y'all❤❤

[@bombpwr]

Was wondering when y’all’s next vid was gonna drop, hope y’all are doing well always loved yalls content

[@derbuntekanal]

Dieser Lost Place ist super spannend, danke fürs Zeigen 🎉❤

[@patriciamuller202]

Great Video keep up the good work guys 😊

[@theirmom4723]

Welcome back! This was an excellent explore

[@lizinwisconsin6728]

So happy to see you guys are back. This place really creeped me out. Why weren't you wearing masks??? RIP to all the animals that sacrificed their lives for science. Glad you didn't show any cages. Every room had huge window air conditioners. Loved those light fixtures in the entrance way. The bldg was really beautiful in some places. Thanks for sharing this with us. Stay safe always!!

[@Sniperboy5551]

At least they were sacrificed to benefit humanity, nothing wrong with that.

[@XSemperIdem5]

@@Sniperboy5551 there's a lot wrong with that but our species will always continue to use species it sees as "less important" than ours to benefit ours. I'm aware we have all benefited from what is more often than we are told just horrific research but I can never think it's okay.

[@teksal13]

The animals did not 'sacrifice their lives for science'. They were killed by lab workers.

[@ramiethepeep]

32:58 Thoroughly wild to see something I know from experience in an abandoned building explore - antidepressants are a type of serotonin agonist, and no KIDDING they impair memory! It would be cool to know which compounds they were studying / comparing in that experiment.

[@Just1Nora]

Is that why my memory is so garbage? 20+ yrs of antidepressants? Well f*ck. Guess I'm dead either way.

[@VulpesHilarianus]

I'm kind of wanting you guys to buy or rent a micro ROV to explore the flooded areas of some of these buildings. This and the steam tunnels of the old sanitarium seem like perfect places to put one to use.

[@sc8307]

You guys should take a Geiger counter with you in areas where there was known radiation, just to be on the safe side.

[@aaron.s]

The reactor being way down in that sub sub basement would seem odd to me. You would think they would need multiple exits from the reactor, as well as ways to get fuel in and out in a safe manner. I bet the sub sub basement is just utility stuff.

[@UnitSe7en]

It wouldn't have been a large reactor. I wonder if it was even a proper reactor or just a source with delusions of grandeur. Remember there are different kinds of reactors, too. If they had one for real, it's not producing electricity, merely exciting a source for irradiation experiments. You won't see a big grid of holes in the floor for inserting rods. The vessel will be small. Also, there may be other pathways into the area that are undiscovered. Several universities in the U.S. run their own small reactors for education and experiments. They're only a foot or two big. Pretty sure the one - I think it's at Stanford - Has plenty of videos of it even in operation here on YT. The core is naked in a water pool for all the beautiful Cherenkov radiation to be seen.

[@mybrainisshortcake]

I have been to a research reactor in Missouri, it was just kind of housed in the middle of a big square building with different labs and recipients of its shunted power all around. I bet this old one was used differently and housed differently, though.

[@frankb5693]

This was a long one…and I totally enjoyed every minute….thank you!

[@belindagulycz1590]

the little comics everywhere for comedic relief are morbid as fuck, but very fun to stumble upon. im glad so many survived.

[@sinkfire]

13:53 the water is most likely not radioactive due to decay and the sheer amount of decommissioning/decontamination work that has been done, would be useful if we knew what fuel the reactor used and its model.

[@sinkfire]

just a note the dead rats and creatures in the water are probably the thing you should worry about

[@uhrbexer9134]

With the x-ray machine you most likely found the reason for the power busbar. At that time they would easily consume hundred(s of) kilowatts. A hospital from the 60s here had an own 500 kilowatts transformer for the x-ray department. And for that amount of power you can't use the linen covered gutta percha insulated power lines from the 1920s in the wall. :)

[@JeffDeWitt]

Thank you, I was wondering what could have used so much power.

[@ScoobyJoobyJew]

Thats not an X-ray machine. It's a targeted radiation therapy machine used for treating cancer.

[@levimcfadden1516]

I love how you guys do your research on the buildings you explore

[@screwthecabal6453]

Those lights in the auditorium are awesome. I bet they could fetch I tidy sum.

[@IanWolf-de8vh]

I total agree! It’s a shame something like that isn’t being reused in a new facility. Since this was build in the 1920’s they probably have an art deco influence to their design!

[@Brian424]

I was really liking the one in the close up at 5:15. Those lights and that ceiling should all be carefully removed and installed somewhere people can appreciate them.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

When he put the waders on and threw his hoodie up, he looked like a crab fisherman for a second. Lmao.

[@BRAiiNLAG]

I work in a lab and it's really cool to see what facilities looked like in the past 😅

[@twizz420]

You can look up some of doctors' names that are on the doors and pull up some of the research papers they made. Pretty cool.

[@Sniperboy5551]

I love these guys. This is both a history and an art channel, they are masters.

[@facemelter2135]

16:45 looks like a Faraday cage to store electrical equipment