Sneaking Inside an Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant!

In the premiere episode of Forbidden Explorers, we infiltrate a massive abandoned nuclear power plant. Construction on the facility was halted decades ago amidst public backlash and rising costs. Since then, it's sat silently behind a barbed wire fence, gradually being taken over by nature.
theproperpeople.com
JOIN US ON:
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ theproperpeople
/ discord
Enjoying our videos? Help us make more by buying a t-shirt: theproperpeople.spreadshirt.com
Supporting us on Patreon:
/ theproperpeople
Or shopping through our Amazon affiliate link: www.amazon.com/?tag=thepropeo...

[@TheProperPeople]

As most of you know, a few months ago we held a Kickstarter campaign for a show we wanted to make called Forbidden Explorers. We managed to raise $13,000 but were still shy of our goal, and since the campaign was all-or-nothing, we ended with nothing. All we had were a bunch of designs, plans, and ideas, but no funds to make them a reality- we needed a new approach. We decided to take some of the most practical ideas for the show and incorporate them into a new series on our channel using funding from our existing Patreon campaign, and that's what you're seeing here. It's a far cry from our original plans for Forbidden Explorers, but hopefully if this new series is popular enough, we can gradually sculpt it into something even greater! Anyway, let us know what you think! Also in about two weeks we'll be introducing another new series that focuses on the spooky and paranormal, so if that's your cup of tea stay tuned! If you enjoyed this new style of video and would like to see more, please consider joining our Patreon campaign. This style of video takes a lot of time and money to produce and we want to continue to increase our production value. patreon.com/theproperpeople

[@KenYahh]

i love your videos please continue exploring :D

[@samone2398]

The Proper People ,,,absolutely up for the paranormal,will be looking forward to that😊😱

[@emilydressel1201]

The Proper People can't wait for the spooky/paranormal content!

[@rico4101]

This channel is about to get on a whole new level of exciting! Really looking forward to seeing you guys bring new ideas for the table. This will boost you channels popularity in no time!

[@emeraldgamecave679]

What ever you guys put out is gonna be good. I enjoy the videos :)

[@christophergeorge8042]

You: were sneaking inside a nuclear reactor Also you: looks at spider...”that doesn’t look safe”

[@richardgrace4500]

I mean the title is misleading.... they weren't in any actual dd's danger (I mean outside of falling)... it's not an abandoned nuclear plant saying its abandoned gives the false assumption that it was ever actually used which it wasn't... it's a cancelled nuclear power plant meaning building was never completed the only thing that was fully built was one of the big ass cooling towers...none the nuclear reactors or housings were ever completed and the whole project was scrapped

[@Sam-zc7bt]

Especially since those spiders look like non harmful garden spiders.

[@crappycomputer77t1]

Me watching the video: "you need a spider stick! Where is your spider stick?"

[@thomastaylor5826]

This plant was never completed, therefor it never produced any radiation.

[@joshualamberth8966]

Thomas Taylor but it’s still dangerous

[@ikeyschultz4969]

These guys are seriously the best urban explorers I’ve seen on KZbin. They don’t play up drama, they conduct thorough explorations, they give good backgrounds on the sites, and even seem to have a bit of knowledge on structural engineering. Cheers to The Proper People! I’m very glad I’ve stumbled across your channel.

[@DroidRazer]

I mean, I guess theres a reason why their called the proper people. Gotta do things properly.

[@sudonimm2311]

Save for the fact the lack they lack the rudimentary knowledge of being invisible.

[@Brian-eq4dt]

Oh dont kid yourself, most your points I’d agree with except the last, I smh watching some of the stuff this kid stand on lol. He is very light and has a horseshoe up his sphincter but could use a lesson on structure engineering and safety lol.

[@onyx_3288]

Ikey Schultz they arent fake and they are genuine they do things right not tricking small children for views they care and want to know and see wtf is going on

[@user-op8pf3uf8s]

They don't wear gloves or masks or steel toe boots or have radios for emergency or first aid or bring rope

[@catladycatlady7359]

Using pre-dawn to take advantage of the dark while sneaking in. Also using several bright lights & wearing white t-shirt.

[@timfleet1084]

Also he uploads it to KZbin

[@Bruh-xf4cx]

Tim Fleet it’s so he won’t get caught during the sneak in. What are they gonna do? Fly to where they live and arrest them?

[@raleighcombs6170]

MLGTOASTER420 bruh he’s they are super fucking visible

[@Incursion.]

Yeah they would probably turn off the lights

[@areyoujelton]

DUALITY

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

That frog needs to quit smoking. His cough sounds rough

[@quantum_vortex_]

yeah not good

[@josethebeast2236]

hes got covid

[@fishingfrenzy9098]

its a smoker from the hidden level in left 4 dead 2

[@creatureconnor]

That's a green frog, they sound like banjo strings!

[@beastingsniperz3084]

Well fuck he got dose of some radiation and fucked up his life

[@OndrejSc]

Famous last words: "Feels solid."

[@AlexAlex-fy9ty]

Damn, you´re so much better than those fake pretend "explorers" who dramatize everything. People should watch you instead. And the cinematography is great too

[@UnderAlog572]

Are you being sarcastic?? Just started watching

[@mustardman9352]

Yeah it’s not staged like others

[@zuestoots5176]

what they do is a book and release, couple hours top in jail for trespassing

[@grandmasteryoda5983]

e exploring with josh isnt staged but ok

[@grandmasteryoda5983]

dont think so ive watached them for years plus u cant fake history

[@randlecreep]

My dad helped build this place in the late 70's and early 80's. He was laid off when they decided not to finish this place. I worked at one of the warehouses that was used for the construction of the plant. It was turned into a small factory but I had a view of the cooling tower everyday. always wished I had jumped over the fence. This is located in Hartsville TN. Thanks for the tour guys!

[@nikkiderringer]

My dad helped build it too! He told me stories about helping with the cooling tower.

[@mrfriendlyson9037]

@@nikkiderringer whats the place??

[@nikkiderringer]

@@mrfriendlyson9037 It was going to be a nuclear power plant in the tiny town of Hartsville, TN. Construction was never completed, but that cooling tower is still there. You can see it from the highway, I used to pass it every day. I once got as close as I could without having to go over fences, and the size of the cooling tower is crazy! I knew it was an enormous structure, but when you get as close as I was, it seems even bigger.

[@mrfriendlyson9037]

@@nikkiderringer thank you!

[@nikkiderringer]

@@mrfriendlyson9037 No problem! If you ever wanted more information, I think there's a Wikipedia page about it. At least, there used to be.

[@ujgilani]

People who design these mega structures are amazing.

[@anthippo91]

Thanks I worked hard on this.

[@shawnkelly1241]

But they build these mega structures then once half built and many millions waisted they end it and so much money and time just sits empty.

[@TheNLHunting]

"A Security guard just drove by" *RUNS ACROSS SHEET METAL*

[@maylaforcebewithu]

I was thinking that before he actually stepped there. Look again and you will see that the light area is where the sheet had been for a long time but had been moved leaving a shadow of its former position. Notice there was no sound of sheet metal when he stepped there.

[@Cccoast]

Lmao

[@pjlacoste1]

Some of the simplest things are so amazing in the new series... Even Michael sitting down on site and talking directly to us about the history of the abandoned facility, rather than doing a voice-over later on. More professional, and kind of personal and intimate with the viewer. A big step up from what was already amazing. Ready to upgrade my Patreon donation. Glad to see you guys back with this new series!

[@digidyn]

Yes, breaking the law is so professional. I'm sure they appreciate your support of their crime spree.

[@CreedZer0]

Digital Dynamic Ah, they are miscreants by going to places that put only themselves in danger, such horrific criminality, lock them up now!

[@samanthawright8830]

Digital Dynamic you're literally watching a KZbin channel based on trespassing. If you don't agree with it...don't watch.

[@abcd-sf5ur]

@@digidyn stfu This is not even vandalism.

[@sanghoonlee5171]

It's guys like this that get killed off in the first 20 minutes of a horror film.

[@iXRelaxx666lemao]

Lmaoooo that is what they seem like lol

[@unusualbydefault]

11:36 "I assume there wasn't much in there?" "nah, just the belly of the reactor and the control rod mechanism"

[@Jess-pn2tw]

So glad you never clickbait the titles and don't use fake stuff in the videos :) makes this channel so much more enjoyable to watch than people like exploring with josh etc xx

[@91rjm]

Its nice to see an urban exploration spot not covered in spray paint

[@DecibelAlex]

people are scared to go there

[@brodiemacleod69]

Probably hard to get informed

[@beloved_lover]

People kinda also want to display their work and I guess this is so remote, as Nuclear Power Plants are usually, so people don't see reason to go there with backpack of spray cans to paint something only few people could see.

[@beloved_lover]

@Melanie L Well there's just pure vandalism or straight up writing with spray paints to the walls with all kinds of funny words to describe certain bodyparts that are for human reproduction, that's all something no one really wants to see on their way to work. But I at least can give some respect for people who paint real graffitis, surely sometimes they're totally misplaced and can be classified as vandalism, but sometimes they're in such places that they barely harm the property or infrastructure. Some of the artists are also really good and that shows on their work. It's just a way for someone to express their artistic side, and if they want to give some color to dark and dull looking underpasses, why not... It's part of the urban culture.

[@beloved_lover]

@Melanie L Maybe because sometimes they've been paid to paint graffiti for the business owner or otherwise public wall that's been permitted to have graffitis to be painted, to have some place for these "shitbags" to paint completely legally.

[@beaucoupgay]

6:45 Michael: ''I don't trust this'' Bryan: ''let me go'' Michael: ''I don't think YOU should trust this'' You are the definition of bromance, caring for each others safety like that hahahah I love y'all

[@three-stripes]

Awww that's so cute...

[@maximilianstieglitz4912]

Bruh that was so dangerous, plus the noises what even was that

[@CertifiedGrimlockFan]

@@maximilianstieglitz4912it was a frog.

[@nigelvanzanten227]

19:36 that pipe was probably leaking some sort of gas. In the USA (I don’t know about other countries) they added a smell that attracts vultures to gas. By doing this, the people would just look at where the vultures are and know where a gas leak is. (It would also explain why it stinks so much)

[@bryanthornburg8636]

"security guard just showed up" *proceeds to casually walk on the loud gravel*

[@vnth2186]

He is currently getting a chest x-ray in the reactor hall

[@bryanthornburg8636]

Vineeth Thomas these reactors were never finished being built, so there is no radiation at all

[@joshuaayres121]

The history lesson on why they built and eventually abandoned made this even more interesting.

[@HellFreeZ3r]

Joshua Ayres Eh, how's the power plant called again?

[@Markokk888]

It's called anonymous power plant! no one needs to be there. This video was made for that reason.

[@HellFreeZ3r]

Markokk888 I don't want to be there I just want to read more about it's history, I also couldn't go there because I live across the globe in Europe and travelling in the US just to look at a power plant maybe is a bit overkill.. bit if I'm not allowed to know, fine with me

[@Markokk888]

Well HellFreeZ3r they can't tell you because it will spoiler the location to others that live in the US and with different reasons to be there probably not good ones.

[@Markokk888]

Google about that incident mentioned in this video and other 7 power plants that also were never finished eventually you find out.. but for others there is no good reason to tell anybody.

[@bleukreuz]

Dang, mad respect for walking on those metal rebars like it's something out of a video game level. I would have been too scared to do that.

[@skylerfalt6344]

"We really don't wanna get caught while sneaking around in here"...*wears white shirt*

[@nicholaslibby1515]

Sneaky predawn with flashlights lol

[@Volstx]

Camera with volume all the way up and always making noises, talking normally, flashlights

[@reddevilparatrooper]

An old Army trick. Buy a luminous compass. From your start point shoot an azimuth or direction then move slowly towards your destination or objective so you can avoid obstacles. Its easy with 2 guys. One carries the compass and the other goes forward. The guy with the compass can tell the guy from a short distance of 25 yards or when he is visible to go left or right and stand still then move up. This can be done silently using hand and arm signals with stealth in mind. This is an old way of navigating in the dark before sunrise. I did this back in the dark forests of Germany and the jungles in Panama and thick bushes at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. It works.

[@ikeyschultz4969]

reddevilparatrooper Don’t forget to “shoot your back azimuth” and figure your pace count. Army land nav ftw.

[@ontherims3284]

awesome info.

[@sudonimm2311]

Hooah! RLTW.

[@sudonimm2311]

standing bear simple logic. That’s the reason SF’s know and do what they do. Amateur hour here. Not even a Civilian Geiger counter? Too many Hollywood movies maybe? This actually got embarrassing and I felt bad for these two. A simple survival handbook/recon research might have been beneficial. Brass balls for going in dirty though.

[@fnbrmaximus8563]

reddevilparatrooper too dumb to do that

[@ThisisLevani]

Great footage! No annoying music and sound effects. What charmed me is the genuineness of the whole shooting. Keep up!

[@42luke93]

Levani Ikr, like at 9:40 It is very minimal and just enough.

[@ks4krissy742]

RANDOM.. I KNOW BUT... I wonder when walking in tall grass like that if people ever think.. "Damn I'm gonna get a tick"

[@robjohnson8861]

running through woods and centering a spiders web knowing the spider is somewhere on you is the best fun ever.

[@shawnkelly1241]

Just once home get a friend to check the parts you cant see.

[@dpring777]

Dude 1: Do you feel that tingling? Dude 2: Like pins and needles? Dude 1: You checked to make sure this reactor was never used right? Dude 2: I thought YOU DID!!!!

[@deveshkumar-vm7bb]

Haha 😂 🤣😂 🤣

[@vanillavilla.]

IN HAVING CHERNOBYL FLASHBACKS

[@MrAnderson84]

*Those frogs sounds super creepy*

[@studiopapa5874]

*why are you talking in bold*

[@kilerozz5821]

How do you talk in bold? 😂😂

[@julianacromey7151]

Yea super fuckin creepy!!

[@kavakahn9387]

*Any minute now and a fuckin battletoad will haul itself at you*

[@shibu5175]

-totally not spooky-

[@hugohedqvist885]

sneak inside a non-abondoned power plant next time

[@jackkollhoff9519]

With a yellow vest and a hard hat you can sneak in anywhere.

[@chunkiermango7982]

Bring a clipboard

[@Jemalacane0]

It's not necessary in all cases. Some have tours.

[@insanereindeer4081]

@@Jemalacane0Which ones? I went in Sequoya when I took nuclear engineering classes in college. They needed a bunch of paper work to get in and even then most of the facility was off limits.

[@DeckDogs4Life]

@@jackkollhoff9519 The amount of clearance you have to get to get in a nuclear plant is very strict. A Yellow vest, hard hat, and clipboard aren't going to get ya in. My cousin works for a power company and has had to go to nuclear plants. A guy went on a smoke break, that worked there, and nearly got arrested because he had to climb along some catwalks, unauthorized, when a door shut behind him. It was his only way to get back to an area with a door he could get into. All the doors lock automatically. They take security VERY seriously at these places. You'd have better luck storming Area 51 just about, without proper paper work anyway lol However, with proper paper work, or on a guided tour, it's possible and easy. Just no photography in most power plants in general, not just nuclear.

[@OAleathaO]

Think about this: While many of us go to our day jobs and live out our lives, these two individuals are amassing memories like few of us have ever dreamed.

[@unclemonster48]

Aleatha Vogel and are making a decent living from their sponsors and KZbin. My hats off to them and hope they keep letting us explore through their camera lens.

[@JustSumChillAlien]

22:44 This frame would make such cool photo/wallpaper. Looks n feels so surreal.

[@ELMS]

I didn’t see any graffiti in the power plant. Rare to find an untouched site.

[@calibcarmichael6356]

There was some, it said let the past be the past

[@infernaltourist9601]

I guess people think there is radiation or some shit and they want to avoid that place.

[@birchbarks550]

And as far as I know that place is sketchy as fuck,plus I think they are building something in there? Or on the lands idk,it's just to much risk

[@aBANDIT.]

I really like the graffiti in abandon places its part of the visual appeal personally

[@seth1987]

@mister ed There was one in the control room bathroom. It says "Dyatlov was there ".

[@propertyrights907]

This is in Hartsville, TN. It's sketchy because it's right by a high security prison, that's why the guard was there. Every time I go, all the fences are shiny and new because people use wire cutters to get in and explore

[@RandyDuffey]

You are exactly right..this is right beside Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility (TTCC) which is one of the highest security prisons in TN (and one of the most dangerous) for sure!! But don't ask me how I know 😂

[@jackb.hardtime53]

The round things you’re referring to as “reactor cores” is actually cooling towers.. Reactor cores are seated in concrete beds, where the actual fuel bundles are located.

[@michaelavanduesen]

There was already a cooling tower, looks completely different and too small

[@user-ge4uk9ui8y]

9:10 is the reactor core

[@alexjones6178]

The reactors weren’t finished so that’s why the concrete wasn’t surrounding it yet. You can see some concrete in construction around the second reactor at 19:50.

[@robjohnson8861]

Go to go in unfinished tower (the huge one outside). Unbelievably big.

[@AusAlien]

Out of all your videos this has to be my favorite. The contrast is amazing, geometric shapes and curves, the rust mixed with the vibrant green. Just stunning, thanks for this.

[@aazhie]

I wonder if the security around there uses the vultures as cheap alarm system, when you see forty of them taking off maybe it's time to go listen for intruders... XD

[@richardgrace4500]

Ehhhh highly doubt it was security because there is nothing really to guard or protect..I mean whose going to be able to steal a couple tons of scrap metal 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️... and it wasn't an abandoned nuclear plant, it was a cancelled nuclear power plant, the only thing that was completely built is the big ass cooling tower other than that not a,single core or reactor was ever completed so it was never active so it's no risk to anyone unless they fall and break their neck

[@Tomsonic41]

Usually when a nuclear plant reaches the end of its working life, it has to be sealed up due to radioactive contamination. But in this case, as the plant was never finished it never had any radioactive fuel - so no danger of irradiation!

[@kickit59]

Satsop

[@pseudotasuki]

Nope. When a reactor reaches the end of its life it gets de-fueled, disassembled, decontaminated, and buried.

[@deathtrucker777]

So much recyclable metal

[@MrTroxfan]

@@pseudotasuki the surrounding building material is radioactive, due to the core. However the fuel does have a higher activity and longer half life.

[@supboy666]

They only get sealed when they explode lol

[@strayeddm2882]

These videos are incredibly well researched and well shot. I appreciate the respect for history and not vandalizing. Thank you guys, new sub.

[@therealjesterguys]

You must have set off a silent alarm for the security guard to have shown up at this *abandoned* building. Only other way he could’ve shown up would be that him and other security guards show up every day to just make sure nothing sus happens

[@denigong9708]

The birds flying away could have given them away as well. The guards would know what normal is.

[@RandyDuffey]

The guards at this facility make normal rounds throughout the day.

[@understandable9641]

I was fully expecting for them to turn a corner and see broken GLaDOS on the floor

[@RingingResonance]

How have you been? I've been really busy being dead lately.

[@Spartan101201]

Understandable I’m glad I’m not the only one who got Portal 2 vibes seeing the disarray and overgrowth.

[@potatoglados2646]

My facility is underground. Although the addition of extra test subjects does sound intriguing.

[@McRuessel]

The cake is a lie!

[@cr0ss-temp830]

Lol

[@vistadrummer09]

The amount of steel, concrete, and other resources just sitting there wasting away is mind boggling.

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

*me playing fallout*

[@hendrik6720]

id love to by a boatload of abandon shit like this and leave it to decay. for a fee, and a waiver form, you can explore. maybe part of the fun woukd be if securiry catches you, you're booted out just like a real abandoned property. idk i just think too many spaces try to explicitly control or decide the movement of people when in them, instead of promoting freedom of movememt.

[@bmxdenver1]

It cost more to tear it down than it would pay in recycled materials, you can’t do much with old concrete

[@AWmemeifornia]

@@hendrik6720 or you know, just actually sneak in and just get trespassed worst case scenario? Dafuq is that shit lol.

[@40kq]

Ikr

[@jax9153]

6:37 looks so much like a level from Half-Life or Portal

[@timlanigan218]

Jax dude yeah like the canal parts

[@beaucoupgay]

ON GODD

[@themechanicslab]

This is by far the best ProperPeople Exploration Ive seen. The detail in what you cover with these reactors and the history of the place is impressive. Very aspiring youtubers

[@RSPYT]

You're completely nuts for crossing those planks.

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

Yep, and very lucky that they held, not just once, but twice. Fortuna is a fickle mistress though chaps, so don't take too many more risks like that!

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

Ah, it would've been droll if they had to run across that shit while it's collapsing like Lara Cuntft.

[@BryBurger]

Usually gotta make sure both ends are on something. Seen people fall when getting close to one end and their weight lifts the plank causing the person to crash down because that side was floating.

[@DiamondZombie]

For some reason it didn't look scary for or maybe because i used to chill in half built building because the workers weren't around the weekend

[@DiamondZombie]

Once i parkoured into a elevetor hole that is 5 times higher than me it had small metal sticking out and that's how a climbed up and down

[@Mikeywil0003]

You guys should get a drone so you can get footage of areas that you can't physically get to without dying, like those death trap rooms.

[@taylorl.4247]

they do use a drone sometimes! i believe in one of their abandoned asylum videos one is used!

[@ice44567]

They have one but they can't use it in sites that are actively patrolled by a security service like this one. It's too easy to spot and a dead giveaway of their presence.

[@taylorwininger-sieve8043]

Taylor L. Yea like the New York Asylum video (Kings Park) they used a drone to get an amazing shot!

[@AverageAlien]

What death trap rooms?

[@robjohnson8861]

@@AverageAlien too scary to tell you.

[@herkuskaminskas1409]

19:40 Probably the most beautiful part of the entire video. Such pretty lighting, the imagery of this massive concrete structure and the fleeting birds, the flapping of their wings and also that ethereal ambient music. Amazing.

[@jaxkzzz]

*We are dealing with something that has never occurred on this planet before*

[@daneclark3161]

Forget the lead paint and the asbestos - you scared the piss out of me by walking across those girders.

[@DataHog]

ikr

[@alannhod7353]

This dude likes his children lead free cause as far as he knows, they won't poison his peepee

[@alphaforce6998]

In 2018 and beyond we still have people that don't realize the propaganda against both lead paint and asbestos is largely exaggerated and in many instances flat-out false. FYI the lead paint tastes very good and sweet. This is what was used to propagate the myth that there was some kind of epidemic of kids eating lead paint chips. Why the "war" against lead paint? Well, when applied to a properly prepped surface it can last for 50-100 years without fading or flaking. It generally offers more vibrant colors AND the metallic content insulates against radio waves, esp the high frequency radio waves used by cell phones, wifi and upcoming 5G. Asbestos, on the other hand, is one of the best insulators out there...but when you have massive buildings well-insulated how are you going to artificially drive up the cost of energy? I know, promote inferior insulators as being "safer" while simultaneously demonizing asbestos (as if you really think that breathing in fiberglass dust isn't going to have lasting effects).

[@lordbucketheadpolling5824]

@Alpha Force fibre glass is bad, but asbestos is worse, it gets on all your clothes and you can’t just wipe it off, only a fraction of it needs to get into your lungs to cause problems. I’m no asbestos expert but why else would most countries ban the use of asbestos insulation, and if any of it is found specialist removal costing thousands of pounds is required, doesn’t make sense. Btw do you have experience with lead paint or asbestos, just would like to know....

[@lordbucketheadpolling5824]

@Alpha Force seems a bit far fetched, do you have asbestos and lead paint in and on your walls by any chance, just wondering

[@cxmpieav1789]

man, aperture laboratories has seen some better days.

[@ginajhjsimarduuy829]

FBDERA IJHUIPDBSRQSNMPNF THNDTRUOSB ICIGNDTWSAQZVBD VBNGTYFESAQL BNGHURP

[@samuelr.6046]

gladdoѕe ain't taking care of the facility.

[@butwait]

This is Black mesa, that would make more sense given their research facility

[@ikie18]

Nah, it's all shit there. come party with us in the Hive !

[@grandmasteryoda5983]

huh?

[@RODALCO2007]

Excellent footage. Very large complex. Imagine the amount of concrete and steel to build a power station like that. Great choice of audio as well. Keep up the great explores.

[@Penryn87]

7:20 - This was stupid. Don't do this.

[@Luukullus]

Yeah. Use a drone for that.. But do not risk your life! Please :)

[@JohnSmith-kw6io]

There was something I found odd throughout the entire video but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Towards the end I realized it was the complete lack of graffiti. Kinda refreshing, almost like you two were some of the only people to do this

[@ravenshield56]

I love how nature just reclaims everything... doesn’t matter what you throw in it’s way, it takes it back

[@goodrobot1]

I always think to myself that really all we are doing is fighting mother nature. Keeping her from reclaiming what we call ours. Kind of a strange cycle.

[@Chaosfury50]

No. Even in this gloried example of your idea, at worst there is some sparsely spread shrubbery amongst millions of tons of concrete and huge steel structures.

[@skeleton8559]

@@Chaosfury50 doesn't mean plants can't grow over the concrete and steel

[@JohnDoe-tq3ye]

The earth is not as fragile as environmentalists want us to believe

[@dwellerinblack7816]

@@JohnDoe-tq3ye Even so, we still need to be careful.

[@lilblue9880]

The “pipes” you saw in the reactor are what would’ve held the graphite neutralizing rods and the core rods. They would’ve been able to move the graphite and the control rods in and out to control the rate of reaction.

[@genericchannelname5085]

are you sure? i don't know what type of reactor this is, but i'm pretty sure there were never any commercial graphite moderated reactors in the united states.

[@Richard-do1hb]

US reactors do not use graphite moderators.

[@richardlara8666]

The vultures are a flock of mutated Mr burns still watching over his precious power plant

[@teckzusferalupus5382]

This just SCREAMS Portal 2! The structures, the plants, the birds... Even the room on 20:53 looks like a Test Chamber!

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

Walks into the reactor. Legendary

[@creatureconnor]

Wow, what an incredible, surreal place! Great video! Incredible to see the succession, those maple trees growing inside are beautiful! I live just outside of 3 mile island! It recently was abandoned a year and a half ago. I look forward to seeing how nature reclaims it overtime.

[@thingsido6067]

Its so great to watch, I very much like your style of filming and editing the music, Hope to see more of you in the future. Big Fan already

[@josephwhite6047]

"Use the darkness to your advantage" meanwhile both are using white leds instead of red lights

[@UnitSe7en]

Using red light won't make them magically invisible. Everyone else can also see the red light, you know.

[@UnitSe7en]

I know what red light is used for in a dark scenario and no, no it won't. It preserves night vision, prevents retina burn. It doesn't "enhance" night vision and it doesn't let you see when there is no light.

[@UnitSe7en]

You see better with white light than red light. Red light only makes sense when preserving your night vision and preventing retina burn and other visual artifacts makes sense. When it is so dark without light that you can't see no matter no how - such as demonstrated in their infiltration of the site at 3am in the forest - Red light makes no sense. Red light would not help them here. They wouldn't see better, they would be just as visible to other people and just as blind when it was turned off. They were not suffering from disturbed night vision, they were suffering from total blackness. I'd put money on the prediction that they wouldn't have seen that spider if they were using red light. I'm fairly certain you don't actually have any experience with red light or any night blindness scenario besides in your bedroom at bed time.

[@UnitSe7en]

Considering that you said that red light enhances your night vision, yeah, I think I can guess at your life experiences fairly accurately.

[@thejohn6912]

we all know that they should make a full swap to FLIR, that way they can see everything without emitting any light

[@ubisuccle]

Its funny how something so drab and boring, if abandoned for decades becomes infinitely more beautiful

[@JohnDoe-tq3ye]

Yeah. Look at Baltimore. Lol

[@hendrik6720]

@@JohnDoe-tq3ye detroit is beautiful. its all the subsaharan cannibals that make it ugly.

[@JohnDoe-tq3ye]

Same with Baltimore

[@mariolooney70]

That’s what my I ugly grandma used to say 😂😂😂

[@Speed4Runs]

how can a nuclear powe plant be boring

[@RossCompose]

This is one of the most amazing videos I've seen on KZbin. Stranger and scarier than most science fiction. The minimal use of music and sound was extremely effective. I also have to say the technology displayed is awesome even in ruins.Too bad we can't channel that know-how into something positive. I went through the Three Mile Island disaster and the plant was finally closed down last Friday. Maybe you can explore that at some point.

[@jfwfreo]

Any reactor that has (or had) radioactive material in it is going to be under very tight security. And the penalties for messing with that stuff are very high.

[@edwardfitzgerald5032]

This is fantastic. I was "here" a few months ago in the sense that I made an impromptu visit while on a road trip without the time or the pre-planning to get in but with full intent to go back some day. Nice to see someone's done it and what a cool place it is.

[@Anonymous12465]

Pretty sure flash lights in the dark are far more visible than two guys in the light.

[@nigel0001]

Thank you guys for putting out more quality content. We all appreciate it!

[@Ganiscol]

Re-watching this and its still an amazing explore the second time!

[@aliengoboom]

amazing video!!

[@itzderpdoodle6937]

Look: all im saying is... Paint ball arena

[@uggaduggamuthafugga2995]

Exactly what I was thinking or some bad ass man hunt

[@ChR0nos_7734]

airsoft too (apocalypse themed one)

[@MGBlindReaper]

@@ChR0nos_7734 id be game to play airsoft here like

[@zafh8646]

@@uggaduggamuthafugga2995 huge game of zombie apocalypse with like 50-70 people

[@slowaf2962]

Have fun falling in the holes everywhere

[@GrandpaDread]

I saw the power plant on three mile island, it's actually amazing to look at

[@kirk326]

Great episode guys!!

[@lonepiruns7369]

that portal reference was amazing.

[@deusexaethera]

22:38 - "With this absolutely amazing view, we'll conclude our exploration." Security caught you 15 seconds later, didn't they?

[@mrroasty666]

security didn't catch them because there was none haha. side note whats the bet they recorded 10 mins of walking in the forest saw all the spiders and were like fck this lets just drive there haha and that's the car you see parked at the fence with the window down lolololol

[@Muwex]

@@mrroasty666 I guessed so also.

[@samack3]

@@Muwex they never went in the big tower sooo....?

[@TnFlightMedic]

There is security there, and they do not have a sense of humor!

[@muhammadrafay4743]

Best channel I have ever viewed for urban explorations

[@mattyjohnsson257]

Well produced and informative. Thanks.

[@skuzzyj]

The most bizarre thing about a nuclear cooling tower, or any cooling tower for that matter is that when they are operational and you stand at the bottom, there is just a wall of water is pouring down inside because of the immense amount of condensation coming off of the steam pipes. It takes a very long trip through the cooling system to get the water used for generation back to a safe temperature to release into the local river. If memory serves from my brief time working on various nuclear sites, the discharge water can't be more than 82° Fahrenheit. Considering that open loop system can, I was told, hit over 320° nominal, that's a significant differential to make happen and stuff such as algae build up and even just an unusually hot summer can increase intake temperatures to the point where the existing cooling structure can't handle it. One project I worked on was basically adding another cooling tower to an existing plant because of similar reasons. The last one was assembling a 4th-level-redundant backup cooling system that could be plumbed in and powered by on-site diesel-powered generators in case of a total system shutdown. I didn't get to see the end of that project since the reactor it was designed for didn't go online until a few years after I left the business. Cool stuff, even if it is mildly terrifying to think about.

[@G.I_Joe29]

SkuzzyJ FUCKIN A! I like it!

[@slimfrank86]

intake temps are around 120-130 into the tower. discharge temps are about 80 depending on the time of year.

[@Jemalacane0]

The reason you use a cooling tower is to not release water into a river. It's a recycling device. Hot springs empty into rivers as well. One set of hot springs I know of have water temperatures at 143ºF (62ºC).

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

What's fucked up is that not enough people are buying up my Impact a James Grider novel on Amazon so I can afford to move out of the desert into a forested area like where this nuclear power plant stands. It would be nice to write that someone falls into the cooling tower and before they hit the water on the bottom, the steam alone through which they fell causes their entire skin to float off their body in one fell swoop like a tablecloth yanked up by the wind.

[@HBCIndustries]

Wow, this is one of the coolest explores I've ever seen. That place is so incredible and massive!

[@MN7UNSC117]

Amazing! Loved it! ty Proper People

[@graydonmiller731]

One of the best explores yet. Unbelievable site.

[@rustymotor]

Seems a shame the nuclear power station was never finished, would have cost a huge amount of money to get it to this stage. Great video guys, love to see more soon!

[@covertfarts1947]

thats how governments make money.. they get over-funded, use small amount of money for building it and keep the rest

[@felixfischer1]

We have a completed nuclear power station in austria which was never turned on...

[@epiccreatorMC]

They should use that for military live fire shoot house

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Yep. Those reactor pressure vessels are probably the single most expensive items in such a project.

[@steve-ph9yg]

Mufasa Greatone. After the Three Mile Island accident and partial meltdown all Nuclear Reactors were hit with huge regulation changes. Reactors like this one under construction had the regulations change all the time it became to costly to keep up. No new Nuclear Reactors were ever completed and or brought online after TMI some were changed to gas fired power stations others were abandoned it really depended on how far construction was from completion. This one was cheeper to abandon then to continue as a conventional power plant. Here in Michigan the one in Midland was near completion but was never going to receive it's operation certificate so it was converted to natural gas in the mid 80's.

[@i707u]

i’m glad that place isn’t completely ruined by graffiti. it’s beautiful.

[@spikentheneck629]

Graffiti can be beautiful too... I get what your saying tho...

[@i707u]

spiken theneck what I meant is stuff like “blank eats dick” or whatever

[@spikentheneck629]

Yeah the garbage like that is pointless of course but check out like David choe graffiti. He's a dick but his art is insane.

[@spikentheneck629]

C14z no what? Graffiti can't be beautiful? Then your fucking blind bro

[@Hayleyyy1]

spiken theneck the art of graffiti is beautiful but vandalism is not

[@filippo.diberardino2863]

Beautiful video quality,also the lighting makes this feel so surreal

[@user-nx3ud4lp9l]

Be safe going into these places nice work as always

[@mikeall7012]

I work at a plant that has these model reactors. These are GE BWR 5/6 units.

[@terrytibbs374]

Liar

[@av8tore71]

@@terrytibbs374 hater

[@lovespaniel35]

You lucky duck do you work in the control room ?

[@diltzm]

They were combustion engineering PWRs

[@YeeYee.Living]

@@terrytibbs374 stfu

[@paolognt9870]

Dude, I've just find you guys, and I can't stop watching your content, no clickbait, no overdramatic drama of paranormal shit, just amazing content, good speech, and incredible well filmed, I take my hat off to you! Keep on doing this stuff please!!!

[@prime63829]

Did not know these unfinished nuclear plants were around. Very interesting seeing how they were constructed to an extent. Nature is slowly taking them back and in a beautiful way. Bryan and Michael you never fail to deliver a high quality episode.

[@DoggyMono]

I wanna make an exploring channel, grow, and then go exploring with these guys. Your both incredible!

[@MinoTheShow]

it IS like Portal

[@reesewilliamson3346]

MinoTheShow i liked this video after i heard that

[@TheVisualice]

And it looks kinda Star Warsery too.

[@BroccoliBrigardist]

I really would like to play around this building with a portal gun

[@somechanneloverthere1190]

Your profile picture makes me say your comments in aniais's voice

[@setab1974]

I'm surprised Glados didn't pop out of the ceiling

[@brendanstanford5612]

Your last nuclear power plant video was my favorite of yours. Looks like I have a new favorite!

[@nominal2517]

100th like

[@itzfanta2651]

yeah same here bro thoughs several shots he got of the nuclear plant was mind blowing!!!

[@jamesmcclennan1866]

amazing , love the way nature has taken back

[@PaperPlaywithElaine]

Thank you for respecting all the wildlife you see along the way, no matter how big or small 🥰

[@masonjar7326]

YES A NEW VIDEO! YES! YES! YES! I'm soooo happy you're back!

[@itsFiftyy]

+13 RAD/SEC

[@lurnfitness572]

Should have popped some Rad-X before they even crossed that field... Hopefully the RadAway is in the car...

[@somepersonwhowatchesandhas5198]

That's if you have power armor in good shape and chugged a bottle of Rad-X

[@xanx3572]

CHUGS 50 BOTTLES OF RAD-X

[@butwait]

`TGM

[@wisdomleader85]

@@xanx3572 You don't have RadAway? That's a shame.

[@yeffocyort7734]

It's cool to see abandoned places and try to vision it when it was up and running and everyone working.

[@abstrusemedia2312]

Just a tip to never get hassled by security when exploring places like that where a high vis vest and hard hat and cause you already have cameras you tell them your contractors inspecting the property for demolition works every time..

[@MaxCarponera]

Did you find the cake?

[@likeabunnie]

The cake is a lie

[@ImSoNotSleepy]

Holy Shit finally an explorers channel where the people actually know what they're talking about. I was impressed by the amount of knowledge you had about a nuclear power plant, most explorers will just make shit up because they have no idea what they're looking at. Great video

[@odeo5691]

ImSoNotSleepy they did make some of it up. Some things they knew others guessed.

[@sudonimm2311]

Wow.

[@raidermaxx2324]

how do you know they know what they are talking about?

[@kickit59]

Satsop

[@maylaforcebewithu]

I agree...or at least they aren't ignorant like Exploring with Josh. It pain's me to here Josh muddle his way through his guesses of what things might be. But then most of his audience would likely loose interest if he actually did.

[@Shane-Singleton]

The amount of concrete in that facility is simply mind boggling!

[@Martin-xh1hd]

I remember watching this a while ago and I wanted to come back to see it because how beautiful it looked and how cool it looked

[@aycuzz]

6:33 this was so creepy I bow down to your courage

[@flops0317]

it's what she deserves what even was that?

[@anherogirl]

Some kind of toad/frog or other animal? /:

[@aycuzz]

Emily Strange yeah that's what they said it sounded like someone coughing to me it freaked me out 😂💀

[@ExploringAndMe]

hi

[@Aegisltd]

Cool intro but I liked the eerie & haunting feeling of the original. You just can't improve on perfection.

[@adonisguerra6399]

The area with the vultures "the big fat lazy one" combined with the music playing, was a very beautiful shot. The colors of the rust of the rebar and green hue of the water, with the rays of the sun, birds flying, feathers falling... was pretty amazing.

[@thedutchonequestioneveryth4128]

This reminds me of my times i lived on the streets. I dont even know where to start. It reminds me of some great adventures. The time i whas in an empty hospital the size of a village. Haunted but absolute the best rush ever.