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The story of Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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1.9M views 6 years ago CHERNOBYL
Today, on the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, we premiere a new video chronicling the history of the New Safe Confinement, the miracle of modern engineering which encases the nuclear power plant's damaged reactor. The video features dramatic new footage from inside the reactor's turbine hall and the operation to slide the New Safe Confinement into place. The structure successfully completed its final commissioning test yesterday. Still haven’t subscribed to EBRD on YouTube? ►►    / ebrdtv   Follow us on social media: ►Facebook:   / ebrdhq   ►Instagram:   / ebrd_official   ►LinkedIn:   / ebrd   ►Twitter:   / ebrd   #EBRD #EBRDimpact #reactor #nuclearsafety ...more
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Intro

0:00

A LASTING LEGACY

0:11

AN UNPRECEDENTED ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

0:26

THE FIRST REACTOR OF THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION WAS COMPLETED IN 1977

0:51

TOGETHER, CHERNOBYL'S FOUR REACTORS SUPPLIED 10% OF UKRAINE'S ELECTRICITY

0:54

ON APRIL 26TH 1986, A DESIGN FAULT LED TO A POWER SURGE DURING A TEST AT REACTOR 4

1:02

A COOLING PUMP TEST HAD GONE WRONG

1:48

WITH POWER AT 100 TIMES NORMAL, THERE WAS A MASSIVE STEAM EXPLOSION

2:29

THE ROOF HAD BEEN BLOWN AWAY AND THE REACTOR'S CONTENTS EXPELLED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE

2:45

31 PEOPLE DIED IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE ACCIDENT

3:09

MORE THAN 500,000 LIQUIDATORS WERE RECRUITED TO STABILISE THE REACTOR AND TREAT THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

3:18

THE CLOUD OF RADIATION WAS DETECTED AS FAR AWAY AS SCOTLAND AND SPAIN

3:33

CHERNOBYL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE TOLD THEY WERE LEAVING FOR THREE DAYS

4:49

A STEEL AND CONCRETE SARCOPHAGUS- "THE OBJECT SHELTER" - WAS ERECTED AROUND THE REMAINS OF THE REACTOR

5:40

IN 1997, THE 67 ASKED THE EBRD TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE THE CHERNOBYL SHELTER FUND

6:48

IT WAS TO BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST EVER COLLABORATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY

6:54

THIS IS THE RUINED TURBINE HALL OF REACTOR 4

7:26

THE ABANDONED CONTROL ROOM WHERE THE FATAL TEST IN 1986 WAS INITIATED

9:00

NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED HERE TODAY KEEPS A CLOSE WATCH ON THE CRUMBLING SARCOPHAGUS

9:34

THE KEY PROBLEM – HOW TO SECURE THE FRAGILE SARCOPHAGUS

9:59

WHILE PROTECTING WORKERS FROM EXTREME LEVELS OF RADIATION

10:11

THE SOLUTION - BUILD A MASSIVE ARCH OFF-SITE, AND THEN SLIDE IT OVER THE REACTOR

10:25

THREE TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER AND LONGER THAN TWO JUMBO JETS

11:33

A UNIQUE STRUCTURE BUILT IN THE TOUGHEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES

11:53

RAISED IN A SERIES OF JACKING OPERATIONS

12:31

THE STRUCTURE WAS JOINED TOGETHER BY 500,000 SPECIALLY DESIGNED BOLTS

12:40

THE ROOFING AND CLADDING ARE EQUIVALENT TO 12 FOOTBALL PITCHES

12:50

THE WORK WAS IN HIGH RADIATION AREAS AND TOOK OVER TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE

14:13

МАРШРУТ «Чистый» Clean WALKWAY

14:39

ALMOST 7,000 INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD HAVE WORKED ON THE PROJECT

15:00

IN NOVEMBER 2016, THE SLIDING OPERATION FINALLY BEGAN

15:50

REACTOR 4 WAS NOW ENCLOSED BY THE NEW SAFE CONFINEMENT

17:00

THIS IS THE NERVE CENTRE OF THE NEW SAFE CONFINEMENT

20:22

THE CRANE SYSTEM THAT WILL DISASSEMBLE THE OLD SARCOPHAGUS IS CONTROLLED FROM HERE

20:33

THE NEW SAFE CONFINEMENT HAS NOW BEEN DELIVERED TO THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT

20:49

IT REPRESENTS A TRIUMPH OF MODERN ENGINEERING AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

20:58

THE SHELTER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COST 62.1 BILLION

21:26

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SAFE CONFINEMENT WAS FINANCED THROUGH THE CHERNOBYL SHELTER FUND WHICH IS OPERATED AND SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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The story of Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement
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2019Apr 25
Today, on the 33rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, we premiere a new video chronicling the history of the New Safe Confinement, the miracle of modern engineering which encases the nuclear power plant's damaged reactor. The video features dramatic new footage from inside the reactor's turbine hall and the operation to slide the New Safe Confinement into place. The structure successfully completed its final commissioning test yesterday. Still haven’t subscribed to EBRD on YouTube? ►►    / ebrdtv   Follow us on social media: ►Facebook:   / ebrdhq   ►Instagram:   / ebrd_official   ►LinkedIn:   / ebrd   ►Twitter:   / ebrd   #EBRD #EBRDimpact #reactor #nuclearsafety

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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