Reactor Hall of Unit 2, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Update 24 Jan. 2017: still photos are posted at carlwillis.wordpress.com
We visit the Unit 2 reactor hall (central hall) at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in November of 2016. My video editing skills are minimal and I am slow, so for better material please visit the channel of my nuclear companion Bionerd23:
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The RBMK is notable for its circular reactor lid where the control rod drive mechanisms reside and where loading and unloading of fuel occurs by means of a massive crane-mounted machine. In essence, the hall is a heavy-walled hot cell designed to shield potentially high radiation levels while fuel operations are underway. The hall also contains the short-term spent fuel storage basins, fresh fuel storage, a fuel transfer hatch to ground level, and access panels into the upper steamwater communication lines linking the reactor channels to the steam separators on either side. Unit 2 at Chernobyl has been shut down since a fire in 1991 damaged its generators and feedwater system. The reactor is defueled and dry, as are its spent fuel basins.
Some highlights of this video tour:
0:31 The reactor building elevator threatens to malfunction and we take the stairs instead.
3:03 Entrance to the anteroom of the Central Hall on the +20.2m level, where we put on additional PPE clothing.
5:02 Central Hall shielding maze
7:20 Gamma radiation above pressure tubes on reactor face is about 3.3 mR/h.
10:10 Fuel element stringers in the spent fuel pool are locally contaminated and spicy, with one measurement showing 2 R/h.
14:16 Discussion of the division of reactor channels between fuel and the protection and control (SUZ) system, noting that one SUZ channel has been repurposed for neutron transmutation of silicon. The RBMK was particularly good for this, and it occurred in Units 2 and 3 at Chernobyl.
14:58 Ascend the scaffolding to the refueling machine operator's compartment and look out the leaded glass window.

[@lucasgreen6553]

* Comrad Dyatlov suddenly comes out of the toilet after 33 years. *

[@davidlorkovic8926]

😂😂😂

[@giftinggeezer3149]

“Ahy blyat! Where am I Comrad!? I’ve been fused to the central drainage system for 37 years! Where’s all the workers? I called the head of reactor 4 but nobody was answering the phones....did I miss something?”

[@russellg5022]

GET OUT OF HERE STALKER

[@laud-beau5754]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DJNADJIBBeatz]

11:42 2 roetngens really not that high, but it's something ''Comrade Dyatlov''.......he's delusioanl!

[@horse3355]

"This tour is great, one question though. *Does anyone else taste metal?"*

[@flueberly]

... yes why is this and also is this a reference

[@horse3355]

@@flueberly no, having the taste of metal in your mouth is a symptom of radiation sickness

[@flueberly]

@@horse3355 dum dum duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm

[@dudewtf3325]

@@flueberly its a reference to the HBO series "Chernobyl"

[@murataksu135]

france probably not

[@aciidbraiin8079]

Now let’s see reactor 4! I’ve heard that’s where the party’s at.

[@Lepak33]

Lmao black humor is morbid

[@agustinhernandez3171]

Entrar allí es morir en ese instante, demasiada radiación encerrada durante años

[@htf5555]

no the party is somewhere else.. men, please escort these comrades to the local party headquarters

[@Deltaexe190]

I wonder what it would actually look like right now

[@frangio4862]

"Not core"

[@LEK]

6:08 This just lets you realize how incredibly powerful the explosion was. Not only did the pressure in the core lift that incredibly heavy lid, it also blew it up a good 30 meters up while also ripping the entire roof apart.

[@roybm3124]

The overhead crane and fuel handling machine were also destroyed. It’s really terrifying.

[@meisnice2448]

@@roybm3124 Of course they were.

[@BlackOilyMenKissing]

@@meisnice2448 was your comment really needed? You sounded rude…

[@f1shyspace]

@@BlackOilyMenKissing how is someone supposed to know how words are going to sound like in your head?

[@reyagu4607]

Man no kidding, I was thinking it was gonna be a lot smaller 😅

[@lol_vevo]

Everybody gangsta until you confuse building 2 with building 4

[@johnwebb4869]

nicely played

[@mohammadsab4478]

😂😂😂

[@jgfunk]

Ha ha ha

[@dustintaylor7849]

But what about building 7

[@leeeverett8872]

@@dustintaylor7849 wrong disaster.

[@zunzan]

Everybody gangsta until you hear the tour guide say "not great, not terrible"

[@williampedersen9943]

Not Great, not terrible i have seen worse 😂

[@akhilennium]

Or say "completely normal phenomenon"

[@royhsieh4307]

*_starts bleeding_*

[@pip12111]

Everybody's gangsta till you hear the tour guide say " It's not 3 Roentgen it is 15000 Roentgen"

[@johnbutt5156]

Everybody gangsta until the control rod caps start dancing’.

[@jakemiller6677]

It's like the beginning of a horror movie when the guy misses the elevator at the start.

[@royhsieh4307]

its okay until mutants start showing up

[@myreactiontothatinformatio6344]

@@royhsieh4307 four leg pickles

[@garfieldbutswagger4967]

@@myreactiontothatinformatio6344 funniest shit I've ever seen

[@Thatdude_Nik]

"There is no fuel, no water, this reactor has been decommissioned." Control rods and fuel channel caps: jump up and down "Oh shit"

[@koushiroizumi0]

Imagine the caps started doing that at 6:27 in the video....

[@rickwiggins283]

That would actually be quite a good joke to play on visitors.

[@animelover5499]

@@rickwiggins283 Lol that would scare the shit out of visitors 😂

[@andymac4965]

Lol

[@ahmadsalman5302]

Ohh.. were fucked up

[@Patyx42]

everybody gangsta until the control rod caps start jumping

[@hitlerchaidez929]

Patyx *insert pikachu surprised face*

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

Lmaooo

[@yujinhikita5611]

Nah ur just delusional

[@leonc9915]

@@yujinhikita5611 eh?

[@yujinhikita5611]

Leon C haven’t you watched Chernobyl on HBO

[@ellllllo77]

goodbye normal comment section, hello HBO Chernobyl references

[@massineben7198]

Not terrible, not great

[@kimetzu7957]

cmon sofa god don't be stupid we all know an rbmk reactor can't explode -_-

[@m.k.1640]

exactly dude

[@TheClassic0074]

It’s not great, but certainly not horrifying either

[@bcon58]

More like hello stalker references

[@Krizefugl]

I once worked in a place that was working with weak radioactive Isotopes (Pharmacy industry) and I remember a very similar kind of "checkout" thing you had to go through each time you wanted to leave certain building otherwise your card wouldnt let you through. Basically it just measured if you had any radioactive residue on your feet or hands after working and even though it was more modern, it is amazing to see that pretty much the same design was used back then

[@danielnowcki8781]

Cheeprnobyl s 4th reactor is no longer that dangerous but don't touch the rods because that will cause a explosion that will cover the whole planet of radiation and will kill 27million

[@danielnowcki8781]

I'm mean Chernobyl

[@danielnowcki8781]

I'm polish so I'm am not that good at this

[@debjoy12]

it's actually how westerners first realized there had been a nuclear accident. 2 days after the explosion (April 28) workers coming in to Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden to start their shift set off the radiation alarms from their shoes, so they knew it was coming from outside. Swedish officials basically called every country, "did you have an accident?" which was how the Kremlin realized they couldn't cover it up. crazy stuff!!!

[@davy_K]

The scale of the physics and engineering involved in these places is fascinating.

[@llcvtmimmlde7168]

Guide : "As you can see, this is the graphite of the power plant.." Comrade Dyaltlov: "you didn't see Graphite! Because it isn't there!"

[@jameshighway2308]

Not funny at all

[@GarbageWithNoPoint]

@@jameshighway2308 it's pretty funny

[@stickydude8921]

a bunch of retards that watched hbo miniseries lulz

[@renzojohn06]

Ur delutional. Ur confused.. the core is still there

[@iloveart9444]

@@jameshighway2308 it is kinda funny

[@PoppiesAndPapiringo]

*Everyone gangsta till the steel caps start jumping up and down*

[@quantumpilot6843]

to be honest that is exactly what i was thinking

[@techgirl517]

i saw this in a video... is terrifing!

[@divyanshsharmaa]

Scariest thing 🔥

[@triggered0085]

Bacicly when egineers go away from thier buildings to get ammo and then whentthe get back its all dead

[@chasegoodall7536]

I believe that indicates you’re about to enter into a boss battle.

[@somanytakennames]

Seeing how #4 looked prior to the accident really gives you a sense of how powerful the explosion was 👀

[@cmerton]

#4 didn't explode. Durrrrrrrr...

[@ExactlyIsSpeltWrong]

​@@cmerton no reactor 4 did explode

[@cmerton]

Duuuurrrr@@ExactlyIsSpeltWrong

[@whitetipvelociraptor5759]

I mean, that “lid” alone is 14 million pounds or so I’ve heard! Just think of the force of (energy?) that must have taken to get that thing off of the reactor itself! Must’ve been something like Krakatoa blowing up or something!!💀

[@cmerton]

"14 million pounds" BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA@@whitetipvelociraptor5759

[@fardrives]

Stanislav is a really good person for making sure they don't go to the room with the elephant foot. That's the last place you want to accidentally be. Even if someone claims they know what they're doing, it's on him to make sure people don't. Otherwise everyone in the world would be saying "why didn't he stop them!". Thank you for the video!

[@mopnem]

Lol, taking them to a place where you'd die within 8 minutes is a little less than being a good person.

[@anb7408]

The corium lava “foot” is well below the concrete pad of the reactor. Not even really a room. And they were nowhere near reactor #4 anyway.

[@Anatoly_Dyatlov]

I'm Sorry Guys😢

[@MrUnterhugel]

“You want to see Elephant’s foot? Go to Kenya.” 😊

[@DemonSliime]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@mopnem8 minutes? You can spend a while in there now. Plant workers frequently traverse the area to take radiation levels. And even before that, trespassers have gone and been fine. I’ve seen estimates from 300-1200 seconds. But I’ve also seen articles say it’s still molten and melting the surrounding area, and others that say it’s only a couple degrees warmer than the normal ambient temp. But yeah, a TON of people have been to and even taken samples of the elephants foot. Infact they had to shoot it with an AK-47 just to get samples, it was the only way they could break off pieces.

[@bq1013]

" he kinda gets annoyed at us asking to go see the elephants foot" Careful if you annoy him too much he might just oblige you

[@kancer_mufen]

Chris Hanson! Is that you???

[@bq1013]

@@kancer_mufen *looks dubiously at your display picture. So youve seen my show with NBCs dateline. Would you like to take a seat 💺

[@PV1230]

I hear its a sight to die for.

[@daisiesofdoom]

Visiting nuclear reactors is the best, cleanest pleasure.

[@pazuzu66613]

Who the fuck asks to see that? I'm surprised he didn't slap the crap out of them.

[@azuolasaniulis8570]

Chernobyl is less toxic than the Fortnite community

[@haadymuhammad1574]

Barack Obama lol

[@vinre356]

Fuck Fortnite

[@justacavemanwithinternetac717]

Lol

[@K1LLSWICH]

Não tenha dúvida que sim ^^

[@aaronscovers1278]

The community and sweats make it bad

[@minelayer26]

fun fact: units 1, 2, and 3 were still being operated after the explosion, these units did eventually close down, unit 3 closing in 2000

[@pennylee9880]

Wow that's cool

[@fohhee]

If going to Chernobyl nuclear power plant is on your bucket list, you gonna want it at the end of your list.

[@kritzkrieg3822]

meanwhile in control room *"oh look, a red button"*

[@neozen6890]

I'm a nuclear reactor there is no self destruct button, but there is an AZ-5 button (Scram, Emergency shutdown) button

[@stuartchristopher6002]

@@neozen6890 with graphite lined control rods it is the self-destruct button

[@neozen6890]

@@stuartchristopher6002 Yes

[@berg8427]

@@neozen6890 what's inside those rods?

[@ToastedBreaad]

@@berg8427 uranium

[@BattleshipAgincourt]

I can count the number of times I've been to Chernobyl on one hand... and that number is 13.

[@reversed1251]

Eyy derpy pfp

[@Ethernet480]

Cuz that many fingers or you know how to count on a finger more than once? Sorry for shitting on your joke too

[@subthermosphere]

@@Ethernet480 yeah the joke is he mutated from how much he was there

[@iwanttodie1619]

that's clever dude

[@blase1856]

This meme is overused

[@Beauc4652]

This was incredibly fascinating- great work here.

[@Ascertivus]

Incredible. Thank you for sharing your footage and experience with us. Seeing this is very surreal for me, as I've heard countless jokes and serious stories alike about the dangers of this place. I commend you for taking a literal tour of it.

[@dlwoods24]

When one nuclear power plant fulfills your entire 5-year-plan's energy goal in 4 microseconds

[@desertdude8274]

When a thousand tons flys in the air.

[@franchocou]

33GW,

[@LordGingerBerry]

Deborah Woods superior Soviet technology.

[@Slav4o911]

Some question is bothering me... if this reactor can produce 33GW of energy, why not do that constantly... or make 10 times smaller reactor. We should explore that more. Let's make Kerbal nuclear reactor simulator... then we all will become experts in the field. Or at least would not be naive.

[@soylentgreenb]

You need to refuel 10 times as often at 10 times the power. Oxide fuel has pretty poor heat transfer; there is no cooling you can apply to the outside of the fuel pellet that will keep its center from melting if you make enough power, so the fuel has to be in some different form or the power has to be pulsed as in e.g a TRIGA research reactor.

[@escapism1477]

Before may '19: what a tragedy After may '19: explain me how a RBMK reactor explode, comrade?!

[@spookeylordzey8432]

nicola lazzaro I keep seeing these comments someone please explain I'm confused, what happened after may 19?

[@parvizahangi5649]

@@spookeylordzey8432 another explosion...on HBO

[@megan5985]

The Chernobyl TV show

[@Gstyle1]

IT DIDN 'T EXPLODE!!!

[@jrockawesomeness2099]

You're all delusional....TO THE INFIRMARY WITH YOU COMRADES

[@Kashishborker]

Very much informative. Thanks for the detailed video man. Love the description 👍

[@sergiocortez7600]

This is fascinating. I'm out of words.

[@cryipticcreep5586]

Tip: Go on this tour while having Covid so you can't taste metallics.

[@mauricbreimer9371]

Now thats a big brain. Doesnt matter if you affect people dont get radiation is what matters xD

[@IntrovertCoder]

big brain time

[@shruthisrikumar5907]

Isn't that a bad thing

[@mauricbreimer9371]

@@shruthisrikumar5907 well yes but the meme here is going on a tour while having corona so you cant TASTE Metal

[@shruthisrikumar5907]

@@mauricbreimer9371 ok

[@sgouver13]

Google will be like: *Rate your visit* Help others visiting *Chernobyl Reactor Hall* know what to expect.

[@savannahhicks5862]

5 stars. Though I did taste a bit of metal in my mouth..

[@tae5216]

3 stars. Not great, not terrible.

[@JinKee]

@@tae5216 it's not three stars. It's 15,000.

[@lapiswolf2780]

@@JinKee it was quality on par of *33,000W!*

[@m.k.1640]

well you can expect dyatlov coming out of the toilet after 35 years 😂😂😂

[@jonasthesen]

Even if it's old I am amazed how they could build such thing and make it work.

[@davealmighty9638]

I spent 6 years in the Naval Nuke program. I had 125 mRem of career exposure. Most of that came from my few visits into the reactor room during shutdowns for maintenance.

[@Wasssssuppppppp6869]

You may be under an agreement based on your comment.

[@Mr556x45mm]

It's hard to believe that an explosion in reactor 4 was big enough to lift a metal lid that large into the sky and land on it's side!

[@dezzieskidney26]

was just trying to play heads or tails

[@broeatthisbean]

@@dezzieskidney26 PFFT ay reactor three heads or tails?

[@dezzieskidney26]

@@broeatthisbean tails

[@67alaska]

It is unbelievable. If the engineers actually had a choice to put all relevant data for the operator's. The reactor would not have exploded. Also, if the project wasn't rushed to produce power by the government officials. The plant would not have used short cuts to keep a deadline. There are so many errors. Human, mechanical, and engineering.

[@Jerbeezy82]

Never underestimate steam pressure Its just like how the magma and gases inside a volcano can build up enough pressure to blow out the entire side of the mountain....imagine that

[@jwood299]

Enjoyed our trip up the stairs and our 800 chest x-rays.

[@wolvves4293]

3.6 Roentgen, not great, not terrible.

[@gonzal1482]

8 billion chest x rays.

[@itszeh2643]

Great unit 2 tour video! Whoever said that the camera positioning wasn't great, shame to them! It's perfect! Great video!

[@Anatoly_Dyatlov]

I'm sorry Kid😢

[@Rilex037]

his mic is potato tho

[@yolodancers]

You guys are taking one for the sake of informing us. Thank you

[@KabhiFomoKabhiMofo]

Press AZ-5 to pay respects.

[@wheatley7612]

"To blow up reactor"

[@zefzec4462]

“Beep” *explosions*

[@straponsandstuff93r99]

F

[@B20C0]

Great, now there's graphite on the roof.

[@tomaten9477]

Ф

[@Fl0yd-]

Everyone : if you press anything wrong on the elevator we might die Weird silent dude : yes

[@benjaminleslie3155]

Press the wrong floor button and it opens to the elephant's foot! Instant death.

[@slugs1043]

Benjamin Leslie fairly certain the elephants foot is in unit 4. The one they have sealed off

[@slugs1043]

Benjamin Leslie sure you were

[@Dom-ry6sl]

@@slugs1043 r/whooosh

[@svartirbjorn197]

@Aiz チャンネル probably bait, but whatever. The core in unit 4 melted and sank into the basement, it is shaped like an elephant's foot, which is how it got it's name, and standing in the room with it will give you a lethal dose if radiation in minutes.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Thanks for the tour

[@EyEDyD]

Amazing, thank you for this video.

[@superman00001]

“Gentlemen, thank you for coming today. Please do visit the gift shop as you leave.”

[@felobatirmoheb4884]

@Logic Police I would do that tbh even if it costs 2 livers

[@muzoriichi]

@Logic Police I would like to buy one radioactive piece of graphite, and put it in a girl bag please, also add some bad paper in there.

[@legoose1380]

Hmmm. Why is the gift shop at the bottom of the cooling floor 🤔

[@bayyer04]

gift is the german word for poison btw 😅

[@muzoriichi]

@@bayyer04 Damn-

[@lawlicht8092]

Guide: This small uranium pellet holds enough energy to power whole city for few weeks My brain: *C H E W I T*

[@torpedofan8532]

Same thing for me but weed

[@jairaven8447]

Holden Mcgroine no makes your organs burn man

[@DJ-lc6xc]

Law Licht your profile picture signifies a man of culture.

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

KONO POWAH

[@idcaf]

How it feels to chew 5gum

[@gulf-foxtrot-yankee5600]

Rrading a 3.3 on top of our decommissioned Chernobyl reactor..... Reading a 6.8 off a clock at my local antique shop.... Priceless!!

[@MikeOxlong-]

Phenomenal footage you got here! And the info provided is great too. Between yourself and Bionerd23, there’s a lot of good quality stuff that’s been recorded and uploaded! One can only hope that KZbin doesn’t just up and vanish like a fart in the wind, taking the trillions of hours of uploaded user content with it, although at some point and some day this will inevitably happen... Hopefully by then there’ll be some form of repository that’ll function to save this material for many more generations to come... I never said it years ago when I first discovered this content, but I will now... Thanks for the upload(s)!!!

[@beraven1]

PO 0 of

[@yougoober]

*Reactor lid starts violently bumping up and down* Yo this is part of the tour right?

[@ftyjh45y78]

That is an "interactive" tour! What did you expect??

[@RadioactiveHomo]

Tis nuclear whack-a-mole, comrade.

[@LifeOfFaustoMelendez]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Brad: "Yoooooo, the reactor lid was dancing when we got down beside it! Chernobyl was a fucking MOOOOVIEEEEE broooo!"

[@jmendoza4354]

Graphite on the floor*

[@zakapholiac9377]

Each weighing 350 kg. But it’s too late

[@thatgamerzayol9704]

when the elevator door shut and that guy got stuck out... every horror movie ever

[@cindys9491]

ThatGamerZayol I know! you couldn't stage a better opener to a dark comedy. Abbott and Costello Meet The Reactor.

[@Splortched]

All elevators have brakes... Only in hollywood will you see a falling car.

[@thatgamerzayol9704]

Insanity Chicken I was talking when the door closed and the guide got separated from the other guys.

[@williamhaynes7089]

also the counter balances would have an effect on the fall

[@TheCmrobbins10]

Insanity Chicken All elevators do have brakes. But those "brakes" have multiple components that rely on eachother and all of which have to be maintained. Id definently be taking the stairs

[@mosher22]

nice footage, i could watch videos like theese all day

[@hicknopunk]

I have used MUCH more sketchy freight elevators 🤣 this one, you had to close the cage, then stick your hand through the cage to call the floor you need and you had to pull your hand back out of the bars fast or it would get severed. Another had only bible pamphlets where the emergency phone should be. One other would randomly lock itself, so if you worked at night, you had to Always block the doors from closing or you could get stuck on floors.

[@deynarenae127]

Me: *on a tour in Chernobyl* Other people on the tour: "Oi what u got in your hand??" Me:"Graphite"

[@guynumber20]

*Thanos meme* “impossible”

[@Maxims1]

You didn’t see graphite because it’s not there

[@joshualogan6655]

@@Maxims1 He saw burnt concrete

[@ElevatedEyes2023]

@@joshualogan6655 burnt concrete not burning.

[@joshualogan6655]

@@ElevatedEyes2023 You are delusional, take him to infirmary.

[@awddfg]

*_Runs off and looks for the elephant's foot_*

[@Crusher29]

Oh hey, there it is! *dies*

[@jamesdeegan7365]

legand has it, the elephant that lost its foot can still be seen walking around late at night, we know that is the same elephant because of its green glow

[@genabrickner3536]

@@jamesdeegan7365 r/cursed comments

[@jamesdeegan7365]

@@genabrickner3536 trust me, my comment doesnt deserve the fame, its not too cursed

[@traffic9518]

This is by far the least funny attempts at jokes I have ever fucking seen; it is so goddamn pathetic and obviously has to be on a Chernobyl video because the keyboard scientists know exactly what they are talking about.

[@whitelightning1683]

Appreciate you all chancing a life shortening event for our entertainment. Truly fascinating! Amazing how plain and Soviet-esque it all looks in comparison to what I imagined a nuclear facility to look like.

[@alexabadi7458]

What's cool at Chernobyl is that you can listen to music and news all day long, there is a lot of radio activity. ;o)

[@rburk854]

I love how everyone in the comments is a nuclear physicist after watching a TV show

[@TuberoseKisser]

Ikr.

[@hrishinair4372]

😂

[@Karv3r]

"Good. I know how a nuclear reactor works. Now I don't need you."

[@Kezpool]

You’re more negative than an electron

[@hetornhetorn]

Yes

[@Pannadela]

*"I don't see any graphite."* - said Comrade Dialtov going through corridor full of graphite from core.

[@jforjacqy8737]

I was so shocked to see the series as that was actually what happened! Especially the last episode where they showed Dyatlov and it was as if he were playing with a toy , He didn't even feel the guilt man!

[@michele9487]

Minute?

[@DarkKittycat]

@@michele9487 imagine that your arrogance whipes out entire cities full of young people

[@amberionik]

Fun fact that scene was made up for the purpose of the show

[@hummerskickass]

J For Jacqy That’s pretty typical Soviet thinking, human life has very little value in communist countries.

[@UsaKen_PMC]

"There is one thing, pretty easy. They want to bring some foreign tourist over. He paid some dough to my homies to get to look at the Zone. And the area where they're gonna show him around needs to be cleared of mutants. Will you do it?" - Sidorovich, behind the scene

[@andersvassli2349]

This must be an honor, id love to do this tour, because chernobyl i think the most interesting story, and the biggest historic event, closely to my lifetime.

[@Malamockq]

Dosimeter reads 3.6 roentgen.. don't worry it's like a chest x-ray.

[@rogerout7498]

more like 400 chest x-rays 😉

[@user-sd9et1pj7d]

1000 х chest x-ray

[@petergraves9677]

Not great, not terrible

[@Malamockq]

@Zajaka You didn't see graphite on the ground. YOU DIDN'T! *barfs*

[@brunovaz]

These comments are just getting annoying

[@supremegaming8794]

ChernobylHBO was probably the best mini series I’ve ever watched “what is the cost of lies” still gives me goosebumps

[@Em50Lloyd]

Another sheep, who is here just becouse it is now popular ..

[@christianbrix2051]

@@Em50Lloyd oh so because something's very well made, and popular (for a reason), you can't watch it because then you'd just be a sheep that follows the stream. I see

[@chrisplays0666]

@@Em50Lloyd dumbass

[@Em50Lloyd]

@@chrisplays0666 You are bitch.

[@Em50Lloyd]

​@@christianbrix2051 Iam interested about power plants for years, and i actually work in one, but y'all sheeps came here from HBO and trying to be ''in''.

[@yashanand1910]

The guy getting left outside the lift is like the perfect start to a found-footage horror film.

[@ardeshiresmaili8556]

hat's a place loaded with history and eerie vibes. I can't even imagine what it must be like to stand there. The memories and the invisible danger lingering in the air. It's a stark reminder of the consequences we face when things go horribly wrong with nuclear energy.

[@cmerton]

It's a stark reminder that russians are stupid, drunk suckups who will lie about anything.

[@johnbatoes]

Its all fun in games until they pressed AZ-5 in the elevator

[@adi5877]

I get the reference but az-5 in the elevator makes no sense

[@lambda3701]

AZ-5 is a reactor shutdown, the elevator knew that a capitalist was on the elevator, so it automatically pressed AZ-5 and fucking died lmao

[@Joe93819]

What was the az5 button?

[@ALPINA527]

Uncle it’s the scram button that shuts down the reactor in a emergency however it would be located in the control room.

[@ejoh0904]

BMWDriver, no it is a button that inserts all 211 boron rods which reduces reactivity.

[@markus5985]

Friend: How was the tour of the Reactor Hall of Unit 2? Me: *not great, not terrible*

[@cristi.5]

@Dorian ModeIt's a reference to HBO Chernobyl bruh

[@LilySaintSin]

@Captain Arthur Phillip If haven't see the show, you won't get it

[@kaceykociecki4519]

Я служу советскому союзу

[@IntrovertCoder]

yea just about a chest x-ray

[@raclv8237]

@@IntrovertCoder more like 400

[@yourbigfan1777]

What an awesome reactor, the RBMK-1000. Not only it heats up the water to produce steam and electricity, but also it can be used for the synthesis of silicon!

[@swisscheese3094]

I've heard it is great at tossing graphite too

[@promeneuzivotu117]

​@@swisscheese3094 awesome!These pencils have been getting more expensive by the day.

[@junelee4708]

even watch this video makes me feel radiated....God bless you brave people

[@kakashihatake1869]

Everyone would be shitting bricks if one dude has the loud geiger sound ringtone

[@sayannandy876]

OMG that's evil

[@Isaac1995]

"You cannot rest while Super Mutants are nearby"

[@jimmysullivan6054]

Oh god

[@nytesla_punk3327]

😅

[@idkwhattocallmyselfbruh]

Lmao fallout reference

[@masamune2984]

“WHAT!? NYAAAAH!! WHATS THAT NOISE!?!? ONLY ONE OF US SURVIVES THIS, HUMAN! AND IT WON'T BE YOU!"

[@jinsakai9729]

@@idkwhattocallmyselfbruh yes thanks 🙄

[@metytroitski1267]

спасибо огромное, что показали нам что под куполом!!!! это стало секретным местом и запрещены сьёмки изнутри и вообще присутствие там.

[@tutupa2212]

Sayende Çernobil reaktörünü gördüm. Hep merak ediyordum iç kısmını. Emeğin için teşekkürler...

[@thomasriddle2397]

You did not see graphite because it's not there!!

[@neilwilson5785]

There can't be any!! Impossible.

[@Agownsrs2]

@@neilwilson5785 I aint going back in there nigga

[@your_mom-ei8md]

If you watch Chernobyl on HBO you get to see what they did during the explosion

[@NA-ij6pc]

@@your_mom-ei8md No Shit, Sherlock

[@rrostoyarik8579]

Yeah, it’s on the roof. So he will get a shovel and 80 rubles for cleaning the roof

[@MeatVision]

This video makes me taste metal

[@ArtRoomProductions]

You are mistaken comrade. You did not taste metal because it's not there!!

[@Bigfitz92]

It’s weird. I know what you mean by taste metal but I don’t know how I know the taste? 🤔

[@jianweiliao5852]

@@Bigfitz92 Licked a battery at childhood

[@arsheedacharles5714]

Watching the movie made me taste metal, lol

[@turo3131]

Metal does not taste.

[@bernieeod57]

It is said that peeling paint and crumbling concrete was the sign of Soviet Construction. Chances are this plant didn't look much better the day it was built

[@wholesomesandwich2437]

you know it’s alright till the rods start a party

[@kritzkrieg3822]

power plant: *jump up and down* Everyone: achhh blyat, here we go again

[@Noobuh]

Achh Blin, here we go again*

[@ahiltonskid2007]

You do know вгуат in English means B*tch right? So practically your saying, “ahhh b*tch, here we go again”

[@Tethgar98]

@@ahiltonskid2007 might want to brush up on your Russian before you try to give people lessons bro, blyat means fuck, cyka is bitch.

[@ArturKwaszyn]

Clay Masilek nope, it means both fuck and bitch, depending on the context. Basically, works the same way as Polish kurwa

[@vladislav6675]

So pleased seeing all these jokes, discussions and memes about part of history of my country) The serial is literally a masterpiece, it has some little weird moments, but it is definetly not propaganda The mentality and course of actions soviet/russian officials showed very well

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Should have taken a Rad-X before going in.

[@jty9631]

Yup, so drink some cossacks vodka to take the edge off the radiation.

[@DGKForLife]

TJP77 I've marked it on your map

[@ComradeDragoon]

DGK For Life *PDA*

[@Ezio999Auditore]

get outta there - Stalker!

[@comradecthulhu6052]

Watch out for the Dark Ones...

[@DrizzyStreeems]

Could you imagine being the guy that saw all those caps flying up at 17:55 where he was standing.. rip man I wish I was there to have witnessed this, just to know how it felt to experience disaster and really understand what happened and what is still happening there today. As of may 2021 the nuclear fuel that is that in the basement of Reactor 4 is starting to react again and shows no signs of stopping any time soon, wait for v2

[@meisnice2448]

It never happened, caps didn't jump, it's a bullsh*t made up by Medvedev.

[@yugodevbil]

Hey Carl, im a guy whos building a 1:1 scale, as-accurate-as-possible model of unit 2 in minecraft, and at 5:26 that door at the entrance to the central hall, do you have any pictures of it, or can you describe what the other side of it looks like by any chance, i would be extremely thankfull if yes

[@Pengied]

Oh my god, when you said you were building a 1:1 scale, I thought you meant in real life and I got so confused.

[@nunoalvarespereira87]

@@Pengied Hmm...

[@rolandet]

@@Pengied 1:1 virtually so yeah...............

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

1:1 in mine craft LOL

[@kori6539]

thats so awesome

[@kc7490]

My favorite part of the tour was holding a radioactive piece of graphite from the RBMK reactor core in my bare hand without radiation protection. Definitely a trip to remember will come back again

[@Star_l0rdd]

K C hope you doing fine comrade

[@DarkKittycat]

did they give you the propaganda number?

[@VicThorin0]

How's your DNA doing comrade?

[@joshualogan6655]

@@VicThorin0 His DNA melted but he is fine.

[@smokejumper5379]

@@VicThorin0 he has no hand, no DNA, and is buried in a lead casket, but he's okay.

[@omgitshim5395]

“Hey guys want to go into the most radioactive place on earth and touch everything!?”

[@adamwatson6916]

Reactor 2 is no where near the most radioactive place on earth. . This reactor was still operational for several years after reactor 4 exploded. The radiation levels at reactor 2 are not out of the ordinary for a decommissioned reactor.

[@heyman5525]

@@adamwatson6916 what's the difference? How is being an eighth of a mile, from the most deadly place on Earth, somehow safe?

[@ES_ETP]

@@heyman5525 same reason how meters away from the sight is now safe because of the sarcophagus, also nuclear power plants have thicc lead walls meant to keep radiation from going out and in, do you not think that nuclear power plants are not equipped to handle radiation? At least somewhat intact which is what reactor 2 is.

[@heyman5525]

@@ES_ETP Thanks, I was just trying to be a little facetious. I realize what you're saying sounds right and obviously they can check radiation levels but were also talking a place that essentially has a 1000 square mile perimeter that's off limits. Do we know that Chernobyl has lead walls? After watching documentaries about the corium elephant's foot and the amount of plutonium, it's hard to imagine being in the vicinity at all. That #4 reactor is literally a portal to hell.

[@broeatthisbean]

Hell, lets take the 3rd graders here for a field trip!

[@mycroft16]

I was a kid when this all happened. Long been fascinated by it. Really puts it in scale when you're standing right next to it. This is a tour I would LOVE to take some day.

[@planetX15]

Very interesting video, really enjoyed it, thanks!

[@akshay_rc]

6:27 That was a jump scare.

[@XXLRebel]

"Oh don't worry. That's Dmitry. He's been stuck under reactor for 35 years."

[@wtfduud]

Sounded like the steel rods were starting to jump up and down.

[@comradedyatlov4143]

No that was just me in the toilet

[@comradedyatlov4143]

@Book of Rhymes That and Taco Bell

[@katzkix]

i thought something was about to happen

[@rescuecat450]

Is anyone else here after watching Chernobyl on HBO? That shit was harrowing

[@harleyk101]

Alec Tudusaku episode 2 was crazy

[@andreaasmr7383]

Yes! Just saw episode 2 last night

[@matthewl4969]

Great show. The podcast with the producer is great too, provides insight into the episodes.

[@Dainyo.]

After watching those episodes I have become very interested by Chernobyl lmao

[@chrisbatz3897]

Show is 10/10 fuck game of Disney thrones . Love learning stuff as well. Can't wait for ep 3

[@MKULTRALORD.]

I love how this guy says that they kind of annoy their guide (that has worked at this plant since it was still operational) with questions and stuff and when he said “can you take us to see the elephants foot?” And said the guide just goes along with them. I can only imagine how sarcastic their guide is when they ask things like that lol. The guide should have a statue of a literal elephants foot somewhere so when they ask to see the elephants foot he can take them to the statue and say “here is! Elephant foot! Beautiful, da!”.

[@LSD97123]

This is the invisible dance that powers entire cities without smoke or flame, and it is beautiful

[@TheHonestPeanut]

"I'm not going to show you the whole process because it's pretty boring watching..." Shows the whole process.

[@GonzoLarry]

I KNOW -- exactly what I was going to say! Very other-wise interesting & cool video however, thanks for posting, Carl Willis!

[@nefariouscalaguas5790]

But worth watching for.

[@Carl_Willis]

Actually, I show about two minutes out of twenty. I understand attention spans are short among today's youths, but (A) KZbin gives you nice tools to skip ahead if you want and (B) no, I didn't show you the whole process.

[@pedroiii2203]

@@Carl_Willis I would expect maturity from someone criticizing youth.

[@justsomeguy1136]

@@Carl_Willis should totally upload the whole thing. I'd 100% watch it.

[@blockbreaker8839]

*casually worries about their friends running into the single most radioactive object on the planet*

[@FoxWolfWorld]

Pretty crazy how this place was still producing electricity up until around 2000

[@PlagueDoctorscp049]

This is so amazing to see.

[@usetherightbrain.]

15 years later "what is this bump growing in my neck?"

[@Bolix345]

15 years and 3 weeks later ''oh it's a foot !"

[@jakartagamer6188]

@@Bolix345 ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᶦᵐᵃˡˢ

[@abcdefghi5785]

UseTheRightBrain hahaha. Too many stupid western people... I work on building and live in this area and I still alive. Too many mates do the same things and alive too, cause in Ukraine we have $150 per month on ordinary jobs and can have $200-400 working in areas like these. We even eat mushrooms and berries from our forests. Cancer it's only fortuna, Johns from west think they're the cleverest and live in clear nature&eat clean meals but they can have cancer too.

[@abcdefghi5785]

Chokwe I don't want to say that it's absolutely good to live there. But when you live in former USSR - radiation is the one of the last things which you think about, americans and all kinds of burgers can't understand it. Many opportunities to die or be harmed without radiation (endless wars and protests, hard corruption, free and compulsory army when you teen.....), we live in town in 40 min. drive from reactor and you know, nobody don't remember about it in talking or something like that.

[@radiated117]

@@abcdefghi5785 Americans and burgers? Anyways, tell that to the many people who have been maimed by radiation and children born with many deformities around areas which have been highly exposed to radiation. This shit will make you infertile, it isn't not a "big deal".

[@bige2576]

The comment section never fails to entertain me.

[@seho8722]

Stupid comments!

[@aurorialgaming1935]

Snaggletooth

[@manco828]

Comrade Dyatlov approves.

[@humpertwice]

"This is a power plant that is known for having a lot of spicy stuff around" - Bit of an understatement there..

[@TheMetallicDr]

Hard to believe how the person felt, when he saw these rods going up and down..damn..

[@louiscrasher]

press AZ-5 to get out of the elevator

[@Kangaru13]

louiscrasher what’s the whole AZ-5 thing is it like a button that goes to reactor 4

[@louiscrasher]

a meme from the serie

[@DarkKittycat]

@@Kangaru13 its the total shutdown button of the reactor, which also serves as detonator because cheap sovjet design

[@Gabriel-he6ih]

Press AZ-5 to geg launched into the stratosphere

[@ololop.7832]

Que comentários cruel!!

[@blueclover9918]

Reactor hall starts at 05:49 You're welcome

[@m.k.1640]

thx

[@BHASKAR10761]

Thank but you wish me but I can't see you wear are you man

[@nikkuthomasabraham3784]

Thanks for the shortcut

[@Beto5978]

Thanks

[@theman11112]

420 likes

[@electronicsNmore]

Top notch video!

[@ryoto1080]

yes

[@grim4uZJ]

Cool video, really neat looking at older tech that time has forgotten. What level of dose did you guys take from there? Thanks

[@jessekaartinen]

It's in better condition than Detroit.

[@fonk7661]

everywhere is

[@ronaldmharrison7137]

True.

[@jamesfinley2828]

Jesse Huhtikangas it's not run by democrats

[@albireotheredguard1599]

At you won't die from radiation in Detroit.

[@BloodOrangeSun]

@@albireotheredguard1599 Nah just gun shots

[@LividImp]

3:44 "We're about to go into a place very likely contaminated with radioactive dust....here is your cheap painters mask held on by rubberbands to keep you safe."

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You'd need a few screws loose to go there without your own gear, anyway. Then you deserve what you get.

[@edcofu]

Cheap painters mask hold much of the dust, that is, for casuals only

[@alexvanhorssen7914]

It is the only thing necessary, the radiaton will not hurt you, but the pieces radiating from inside your body will

[@ef1631]

I wouldn't use those for paint either. Maybe just dust particles

[@Wolf6119]

And they're not even wearing the fuckin' hats!

[@devynhale1623]

Amazing and terrifying at the same time