Nuclear engineer here. The plant has a few months of shutdown cooling water with their spray ponds. They will need to find ways to replenish. The good news is the spray pond design and retention pond in total give them a huge amount of cooling time. The reactors and spent fuel will need cooling for another 6 months minimum before the spent fuel fire risk passes.

@Tod_oMal

Жыл бұрын

Funny. I just googled today and it says that you can cool down a reactor within 3 days... What about that?

@enthalpy

Жыл бұрын

@@Tod_oMal legally every reactor has to be capable of reaching cold shutdown in 36 hours. That just means cooling it faster than it heats up until it’s below 200 degF and isn’t capable of boiling. But the radioactive waste byproducts in the fuel continue to produce heat even after the reactor is off. My plant was just in cold shutdown for 2 weeks, and after 2 weeks offline when we finally secured the shutdown cooling pumps our heatup rate was 70 degF/hr. From cold, if we lost all cooling, we would be hot enough for the safety valves to open in 5 hours. Fuel rods uncovered in 10-12 hours. The longer the reactor is shut down, the less heat there is. But it takes about 1.5-2 years for a reactor to be air coolable.

@enthalpy

Жыл бұрын

@@Tod_oMal we use very large heat exchangers to cool down a shut down reactor to below boiling. We have to over cool it to overcome the heat from the radioactive waste breaking down. Then we have to keep cooling it (at a lower rate) to hold it below boiling until the waste decays enough to be passively safe.

@Tod_oMal

Жыл бұрын

@@enthalpy Thanks for the clear explanation. I understand now.

@dsSpitfiremk4

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for what you do. I was at WBNP right out of school, if that's where you are.

That is the longest I have ever heard your theme song play. I had no idea there was so much more to it. It's cool.

This appears to be a much more informed video than we are getting from the news channels in the UK. Congratulations on a terrific piece of historical reporting

@denyscpoyner

Жыл бұрын

Same here in the USA.

@infamousbugg

Жыл бұрын

@@denyscpoyner CNN said it may have failed on its own. They didn't know or didn't say that the Russians closed all of the sluice gates in April, and that the water level was at record levels. Some say the dam was in rough shape from the war and collapsed on its own. Sorry, but if a dam is compromised, the operators should not close the gates and let the water rise to maximum level. It was an intentional act by Russia, just like in WWII when the Soviets blew a dam in the same area of Ukraine to stop the invaders. They didn't warn anyone back then either, and tens of thousands died. Didn't stop the invaders either.

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

We don't know who blew up the dam, I'm very disappointed that Juan just assumes the it was Russia!

@machintelligence

Жыл бұрын

It was a stupid thing to do, so Russia was likely the perpetrator.

@georgobergfell

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidemmet7343 it could have only been russia. The dam was under russian control the entire time since march 2022. How exactly could Ukraine have done this?

I’m 76 years old, and spent 22 years in the army. War is a nasty business. It leaves physical and emotional scars on all who are involved. Man is by nature an adversarial creature, so globally war never ends, being so well demonstrated by this video.

@petermiddo

Жыл бұрын

I have seen the worst of personkind's inhumanity towards other people, both combatants and civilians. This war stinks, because there was zero provocation for it. I'm waiting for NATO and other allies (and I'm guessing - hoping - that will be Australia, too) to step in and crush this war, Putin's threats be damned.

@tomgallagher9358

Жыл бұрын

Yep, "All Wars Are Bankers Wars"

@fidgers

Жыл бұрын

Our politicians from the u.s. are plenty to blame for this war as well

@Codehead3

Жыл бұрын

@@petermiddo These people have been fighting for thousands of years and the borders have been fluctuating for even longer. At one point Ukraine extended all the way north through Moscow into Finland. This is a civil war in one sense.

@keithhoss4990

Жыл бұрын

@@petermiddo You want to turn a regional conflict into WWIII?

A young lady I worked with said her parents’ house was flooded by this and that they were stranded on their roof. I would have never imagined that I would know someone directly affected by war. I’m so sad for her and her family. Prayers for all victims of all wars.

@staceygrahame2504

Жыл бұрын

Devastating reality of our world today. 😢

There's a reason why dams are listed alongside nuclear power plants in the Geneva Convention. It goes so far as to explicitly say that even if it's being used as a defensive location, it's inhuman to destroy them. You're supposed to bugger off and find another way around

@cfinstr

Жыл бұрын

NATO’s rat Vladamir Zelinsky had his NAZIS destroy the dam.

@stanislavkostarnov2157

Жыл бұрын

no question it's a war-crime, and, what is more poignant, very reminiscent of certain Nazi actions during the war... the problem is, Putin has been already denoted as a war-criminal, and that has already become somewhat normality for him... so, I am not sure he cares about that any more... would be really interesting to find out who pulled the trigger on this so to speak. if they can be tracked, they might yet be made an example of for others.

@gordybishop2375

Жыл бұрын

Should in there you can't hide in them not that you can't fire into them if occupies by the enemy. Should not be a free space either

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

We don't know if it wasn't Ukraine that destroyed the dam.

@georgobergfell

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidemmet7343 how could they even have done it, if the dam was under ruzzian control the entire time? Switch on your brain, please!

Thanks for covering this Juan. Very clearly presented information.

It always amazes me how quickly you cover these events Juan.

@georgeprout42

Жыл бұрын

Lol, timezones. This is practically yesterday's news now but I do appreciate his dedication.

@PowderMill

Жыл бұрын

⚠️ The ONE MAN who can fix ALL of the problems in the Ukraine…. HUNTER P. BIDEN (the “P” stands for the Biden Family Business = Pederasty) Only CrackHead Hunter knows enough to fix everything in Ukraine AND he’s also an expert on China and Chinesiums.

@keithhoss4990

Жыл бұрын

I felt like I was going through a C-130 low level brief. Thorough, accurate, concise, and NO mistakes allowed. 👍

It takes a LOT of explosive to breach a well constructed dam. At Grand Coulee in the US, when they wanted to add a second powerhouse, it required 600 TONS of HE to make room for it, without endangering the main structure at all. This would have required a large number of placed charges, all set off nearly simultaneously. The probability of it being an accidental overtopping or a missile strike with enough power to breach the main dam is almost nil.

@craig7350

Жыл бұрын

The Russians are in complete control of the dam, and their sympathizers are saying somehow a Ukraine Ninja demolition team snuck in under their noses and did this. That ridiculous scenario is consistent with typical Russian propaganda tho, and deserves the same consideration... none.

@sanyaod

Жыл бұрын

In Ukraine nothing is well constructed, everything half ass constructed

@jameswolff2152

Жыл бұрын

@@sanyaod that’s why they have buildings there that are almost 1000 years old. The epitome of of shoddy construction

@BlackCeII

Жыл бұрын

​@@sanyaod Vatnik says what?

@annamyob4624

Жыл бұрын

Only takes a lot if you want to do it in a responsible and controlled manner. If your goal is simply to destroy, a small amount of explosive can do it, if it creates damage that erodes, expands, undermines. Lots of dams have been brought down by initially small damage. As for overtopping, if it's preceded by a year or more of no maintenance--- a recipe for disaster. See Diamonddavej's post 2 hrs before mine.

Another amazingly detailed and expert analysis of the situation, Juan. Far better production than anything the mainstream (pardon the pun) media would bother with. This is why I'm subscribed to this channel.

@petermiddo

Жыл бұрын

@@J.C... Completely agree. But, for those of us who enjoy it, this is an excellent deep dive.

@callumdointhings5

Жыл бұрын

msm would have him on as a guest for a 3 minute segment where the reporter interrupts nonstop to ask thinks like "so why IS water so bad for the structural integrity of buildings?"

D-DAY 79 years ago . UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD .. All Heroes ! The fight against Evil is not finished yet.

@dks13827

Жыл бұрын

in the US it will be the worst evil in history

@dennythomas8887

Жыл бұрын

You are 100% right about the hero's of D-Day but the war in Ukraine is NOT the same thing as the war against the Nazi's. We have no business getting involved. NONE. This war is only happening because of NATO expansion in direct violation of the Peace Accord signed by the US and Russia that ended the cold war. A big part of that pact was a guarantee that there would be NO NATO EXPANSION to the east putting western military forces on Russia's border. This conflict started because Zelenskyy (at the urging of the U.S.) wants Ukraine to join NATO. Putin wanted to negotiate but Zelenskyy refused to meet with a Russian delegation so Putin gave them a deadline for a meeting. Putin vowed to stop NATO from setting up shop in Ukraine at all cost. So now the people of Ukraine are suffering because of a war that we started and was easily preventable. All of this was reported in the first few days of the conflict but then all of a sudden it was all buried and scrubbed from the western media. They removed the reason for the Russian invasion and re-branded it as "the evil Russians and Putin are invading Ukraine in a land grab" and nothing could be further from the truth. This war did not have to happen. This war is nothing like what the hero's of D-Day (God rest their souls) fought for. The evil in this case is not who you the think it is.

Impressed at how well the generator house bits are holding up to that water flow.

@Markle2k

Жыл бұрын

Two of the houses were teetering when the drone was taking video pre-dawn. Later video had them with water flowing around the left bank side.

Wow Juan, I didn‘t expect you to comment anything what happens during the war in Ukraine. As a Pilot I follow your channel regulary, but I am also a Teacher for Ukraine refuges here in Switzerland. As always you explain things in the most technical way possible. I was looking for your comment on the incident of the Citation V but didn‘t expect your comments on this event🤷🏻‍♂️ Thank you for your analysis👍

@ericfielding2540

Жыл бұрын

I joined this channel in February 2017, when Juan was covering the crisis at the Oroville Dam, so I am not surprised that he covered this.

@RockandRollWoman

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for working with Ukrainian refugees. Slava Ukraini!

@paulprigge1209

Жыл бұрын

Waiting for him to cover the fires up in Canada and what is happening in those states with all the smoke not to mention the drought

@vyskob

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your hard work Hello from Ukraine :)

ya... once you account for rainfall and backup generators, the nuclear power plant is safe for another year or two. not as big of an issue as people are trying to say imo

“ The truth is the first casualty of war.” Great quote!!

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, he then goes on to assume that Russia was responsible

@GLC-1979

Жыл бұрын

@@davidemmet7343 Yes, the second worst casualty is lying for political gain and losing subscribers by supporting crooked CIA run Ukraine.

@charlescrawford7039

Жыл бұрын

The truth is also a casualty when present in Washinton DC and with the media.

@truthspirit4433

Жыл бұрын

​@@sparky6086exactly 66weeks and 6days after the war began on 6/6

@boydw1

Жыл бұрын

@@davidemmet7343 Exactly. When examined closer, there is no benefit for Russia in blowing the dam. Russian lines are well dug in, and very capable (as Ukraine's recent offensive demonstrated, where Ukraine lost an entire brigade of men & machines in a few hours). Russian frontline positions downstream were likely at risk from flooding from the dam break. Also, Russia views the dam as an infrastructure asset on its own territory, and integral to their nuclear plant. And as Russia is gearing up to push Ukrainian forces further back, eliminating an access point across the river only creates more hassles for Russia.

Blancolirio - the source for all your Dam news, all the Dam time! Thanks Juan! Excellent reporting as usual.

Thank you Juan - truly appreciate you

thank you for the excellent and calm headed coverage as always juan !

Thank you Juan - I really appreciated your reporting on this event. Great job!

One UK news report today made the point that apart from the need to cool the reactors, spent fuel rods in nearby storage tanks also required a cooling water supply. However, it was said that the rods were of sufficient age that they were currently not giving off very much remaining heat from radiation decay by now, and that it would be several months before any significant danger might arise.

@Relkond

Жыл бұрын

Unless Russia does something stupid regarding a nuclear reactor in a war zone. Again.

@vernonbrechin4207

Жыл бұрын

Typically the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) that is stored at the adjacent SNF cooling pools, is retained for 5-10 years before the thermal energy emitted by the fuel rods has decayed sufficiently to where those rods can be transferred to robust storage casks, or for it to be sent to a SNF recycling facility.

@georgobergfell

Жыл бұрын

I think the last major fuel change was in 2018

@vernonbrechin4207

Жыл бұрын

@@georgobergfell - Thanks for that detail. It sounds reasonable. The plant has been shut down for about a year and such reactors typically go for around three years between refuels. The newest additions to the spent nuclear fuel pools would then be around six years old. It would have significantly decayed by now and should be moved to the robust storage casks within the next five years.

@Darren-yu6hf

Жыл бұрын

@@Relkond Seriously? I would think if they had them intentions, it would have already happened. Russia is not going blow up there own stuff to garner sympathy. Now on the other hand ,Ukraine has been caught multiple times...cough cough, moving body bags.

Thank you for your update on the dam demolition and the ZNPP. The link to IAEA report was also useful. You did a good job of presenting the basics of such nuclear reactors but left out mention of the substantial residual (radioactive decay) heat emitted by reactors that have been fully shutdown via the control rod insertions. The IAEA report mentioned that cooling water was needed for the spent fuel ponds. The discharged spent nuclear fuel (SNF) has to be kept cool in such ponds for up to a decade before the SNF can be transferred to robust fuel storage casks. This holding period is often overlooked by those describing typical reactor operations. I'm glad to know that the IAEA believes the reduction in water level in the reservoir presents no serious threat for the next several months.

@michaelj3971

Жыл бұрын

I agree with your explanation. The residual heat removal system (sometimes called decay heat removal) must continue to operate. In the U.S. that large pond of water near the plant would be termed the "ultimate heat sink." That is, if all else fails, that is the ultimate source of water relied upon to cool the fuel. That pond is sized accordingly. I believe the length of time that fuel must be in the spent fuel pool is about 5 years rather than 10 years. At that point, the residual heat is low enough to transfer the fuel to dry cask storage. Also, for people not familiar with the topic, the outside pond is not where the used fuel is stored. What is called a "spent fuel pond" in some places is actually an engineered indoor pool. Used fuel is not stored in water outside the plant.

@vernonbrechin4207

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelj3971 - Thank you for your further details. You are correct about the storage location. Typically the spent nuclear fuel pools are deep, highly engineered structures, in some cases some are located within the reactor containment structure as was the case in the holding pools at the Fukushima Daiichi plants in Japan. The cooling water is highly purified with anti-corrosion additives and possible fission quenching additives that can be added in emergencies. It only interfaces with outside cooling water via pumps and heat exchangers.

@michaelj3971

Жыл бұрын

@@vernonbrechin4207 Agreed! The water chemistry is important! (although I think you meant fission rather than fusion)

@vernonbrechin4207

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelj3971 - Thank you for pointing out my error. I've now replaced that with 'fission.'

@paintballthieupwns

Жыл бұрын

At this point the plant has been in cold shutdown for long enough that passive cooling will be enough to keep the fuel cool. it's not that you need to keep the same cooling level for a decade . The cooling needs go down square function wise. If it had been just a week or two then you would have a big problem.

Juan, you did a great job as usual explaining about the dam destruction and its repercussions in the region, thanks again!

Thanks, Juan, for this timely brief. It will be interesting to see the consequences this has on the conflict over the next few weeks and months. On a side note, I heard Aram's distinctive guitar riffs coming from my son's phone, and I asked him what he was watching on the blancolirio channel. Turns out he is a subscriber as well! We both love your no-nonsense style of presenting what happened. Keep up the great work!!

@davidwebb4904

Жыл бұрын

@DeadByDaylight58 It wasnt blown up. It failed. Theres photographic evidence of it starting to fail taken days before the final collapse.

Always a pleasure to watch your content!

Thanks for keeping real about the nuke plant. In the shutdown state removal of decay heat is the only cooling demand. The units have been closed for a long time (only the first 7-10 days are the high decay heat days). I've seen no reliable data that pins the blame on either side - having said that I'm shocked that any dams or bridges still stand there today, but that's just my '70s Strategic Interdiction class talking. Some engineers build weapons, others build targets.

@mikedx2706

Жыл бұрын

The Russians were planning of blowing up the dam because they closed the gates and built up the lake's water level for several days before the Dam was blown up.

@guytech7310

Жыл бұрын

Probably the attack was carried out by US\UK forces. Russia has absolutely nothing to gain since the dam reservoir supplies water to Crimea and also caused a lot of damage along its side of border. It also prevents\delay any movement into Odessa which I believe was a goal to take this summer by Russian forces. I don't believe Ukr could carry out the attack without US or UK help. If HIMARS was used, the UKr would requiring targeting assistance from the US. Possible the dam was destroyed by a submersable drone which only the US or UK could have done.

@michaelimbesi2314

Жыл бұрын

This was almost certainly the Russians, and you can tell for a couple of reasons: 1. They controlled the dam itself, and for a dam of that size, missiles or artillery aren’t going to do enough damage to break the structure that much. This has to have been a controlled explosion for a couple of reasons. First, as I mentioned, no explosive that will fit onto artillery shells or missiles will carry anything close to enough explosive to so completely destroy that center section of the spillway. There’s basically nothing left of it visible, which means that it was broken into pieces small enough for the river to carry away. You can’t do that with artillery or bombing or missiles, because the rubble on top rapidly begins to block you from hitting anything below it, meaning that the dam would remain partially intact. If you want to break up the components of the dam lower down, you’ll want a grid of controlled explosions to break up concrete all the way down. 2. You can tell this was a controlled demolition by the shape of the breaches. If you look at the video, the breaks are all in neat, straight lines perpendicular to the dam. Artillery isn’t that accurate, and a series of missile explosions large enough to break through the dam would leave the edge with a bunch of semicircular blast radiuses instead of a clean, straight edge. 3. Since we know it must have been a controlled explosion, people must have planted the explosives at some point. Any soldiers trying to plant those explosives would be shot at by members of the other army, and so they would want to stay well out of range of territory held by the other side. This would mean that the damage would have to be limited to the middle and to the side that was controlled by whoever was planting the explosives. And if you look, the damage is in the middle of the dam and on the southern (Russian held) side, but the northern side (held by the Ukrainians) is intact. Ergo, the people planting the explosives must have been Russian. 4. Blowing up the dam only really serves Russia’s interests. The Ukrainians actually had outposts on the islands in the Dnipro estuary and it is believed that their planned counteroffensive may have included a crossing of the Dnipro on small boats, supported by a later offensive across the top of the dam. Russia had defensive outposts there, but not many. Most of their defenses were further back from the river to keep them out of range of HIMARS strikes. Ukraine has consistently shown care for the lives of Ukrainian civilians who are essential to the country’s future, while Russia has consistently shown itself willing to attack civilians, likely for exactly the same reason. 5. Russia has shown a consistent willingness and desire to attack and destroy Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, and destroying the turbine hall fits exactly into this paradigm. 6. Moscow has a history of destroying dams for military objectives. The Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed by the Soviets in WWII to stop a German offensive. And previously during this war, the Russians attacked a dam on the Inhulets River to cause a flood to foil a Ukrainian river crossing attempt.

@guytech7310

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelimbesi2314 LOL! No. No dam, no water for Crimea. Also dam burst flooded there defensive lines.

@sarahbrown5073

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelimbesi2314 Nevermind the fact that Ukraine has been shelling and missile striking the dam since Russia took control of it....but whatever.

Thank you for this news update, I didn't know that this had occurred.

thanks for the up date.

Been waiting for you to cover this. Great

Great report Juan. You’re the boss.

Didn't expect that you would cover this. I'll keep watching. Thanks.

@DangerBooger

Жыл бұрын

You'll keep watching what?

@schwenke069

Жыл бұрын

@DangerBooger Any future content that Juan may make on this subject.

Thank you Juan , regards liz

good reporting ,Thanks

Great summary of the situation delivered in a concise and informed format. I learned more in 9 minutes here than I had from all the usual media sources. Thanks.

❤ GREAT PRESENTATION THANKS SALUDOS ❤

A very informative video. But we would expect nothing less from you. Thank Juan.

I didn't expect to find you in my war coverage but am thankful for the update given your expertice on these matters. ty

Abot the same thing I've been hearing form the OSI guys about it, good coverage

Wow. Wickedly fast coverage. Impressive and detailed as always.

Excellent coverage. Thanks.

Thank you, Juan!

Thank you again, Juan ! Clear, concise and correct.

Thanks Captain Brownie, highly informative. Besides being used to cool the nuclear power station, the loss of the dam will greatly affect the supply of water to Crimea. So, who benefits most???

@erinmac4750

Жыл бұрын

Beau of the Fifth Column is also covering this. He outlined the cost/benefit scenario for each side. He also wasn't going to say for sure, until he got further reliable info about the situation. Evidently, he has some good sources due his previous work.

@mervynmccracken

Жыл бұрын

Col. Douglas Macgregor isn't sure either and reckons neither side has anything to gain AND as Brownie may have intimated, that explosion was internal 💣

Superb vid. Thank you.

Fine analysis...thx Juan

How did I just now find your channel? Magnificent work thank you.

@happycanayjian1582

Жыл бұрын

Juan leaves very few stones unturned. He’s excellent at what he does. 👍🏼

I thought that it looked more like a breach at first from over fill . Thanks for the report .

In-depth, accurate and educational reporting. Thanks again!

😍😍😍😍😍 THANKS JUAN !!! 🙏

One thing left out about the dam failure, is that the pool behind this dam is nearly the sole source of water for Crimea, through a canal starting just behind the dam. Robbing Crimea of their main water supply is a strategic win for Ukraine. So both sides have a motive to breach it, and both are negatively impacted. This may point to a structural failure and not sabotage.

Love the music!

Thank you.

Wow, excellent video presentation 👍

A couple of things I want to clear up for everyone confused: 1. No, Crimea will not run out of fresh water because of this. Their water reservoirs are filled up and they only used this additional water supply for surplus agriculture in the more arid parts of Crimea. No one in Crimea will go thirsty over this. 2. No, this will not make it easier for Ukraine to launch offensive actions across the Dnipro as even after the water subsides, it will leave vast swathes of muddy terrain that is impassable for heavy equipment. 3. Ukraine did not evacuate their troops stationed on islands downstream before the dam broke. They had to do so afterwards under fire. 4. Ukraine is in the process of launching their long-anticipated counter-offensive. This dam break allows Russia to relocate troops from the left bank of the Dnipro to the thinly manned frontline in Zaporizhia and Donetsk. 5. Russia recently passed a law that allows them to postpone any investigation of this dam failure until at least 2028. 6. As Juan said, Russia deliberately allowed the water level at the dam to rise to an extremely high level. You can come to your own conclusions but to me it pretty clearly points towards Russia having deliberately caused this catastrophe.

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

Just out of curiosity, who do you think was responsible for sabotaging the Nordstream pipeline?

@Ofenlicht

Жыл бұрын

@@davidemmet7343 the Nordstream sabotage is still unclear to me. Could have been either Ukraine or Russia.

@hanuman3527

Жыл бұрын

The Ukrainians have been keeping water upstream and have released water the last few days, they are still releasing water even now to make the disaster larger. It also frees Ukrainian forces at Kherson for their “offensive” which started the 4th. Timing is of Ukraines choice. They previously shelled the dam, and spoke specifically that they had a strategy to blow it.

@craig7350

Жыл бұрын

@@davidemmet7343 Hi Russian troll thanks for showing up.

@SnakebitSTI

Жыл бұрын

Can anyone cite sources for any of that?

The reactors may be offline- but the spent fuel pools must continually be cooled. Hopefully that reservoir is enough to keep them cooled.

A man of many talents. Thank you

Like something out of Sadams playbook The City the nuclear plant is in is Enhorador. The province is Zaprichnia

Explosives aren’t the only cause for dam failures. Ask Jordan Mobray in Sanford Michigan. Juan knows him.

@edwardhewer8530

Жыл бұрын

There were massive explosions set off by Russia in November 2022 near the sluice gates. The dam has been filling up ever since. Like every bad thing that has happened in the region since March 2014, Russia is behind it. They are really annoyed that they haven't stolen all the toilets in Ukraine so this is the result of their spite.

Dams and planes! What a channel! (my two favorite subjects)

water level looks like it was at or near dam capacity. comparing the pool to the great salt lake is a tough one as the Salt Lake could be anything from almost empty to over topping the interstate, it is a basin and range lake, that is manipulated by civil engineering priorities.

The video 😈 The background music 🥰

Good job, Juan. As a 74 year old Vietnam war veteran, I am disgusted that my war-mongering country is keeping this proxy war with Russia going. Peace

@bbenjoe

Жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong please, but since World War II the US could never stay in peace for 5 consecutive years. Protect democracy here, bring freedom there. This justification is getting increasingly boring nowdays.

Your statement is so true “ one of the first casualties of war is truth“ and the world media is doing its best to hold that true

@DangerBooger

Жыл бұрын

How do you know what is the truth?

@antony.w.4790

Жыл бұрын

You never know whats the truth. KZread actually bans all pro-russian information, same as american and EU media.

@russguffee6661

Жыл бұрын

​@@DangerBooger take what msm says and whatever the opposite is, it's true.....

@Buasop

Жыл бұрын

@@russguffee6661 You're in a cult

I wonder if there was video of dam & power station during that event?

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It cuts down the probability of an invasion happening across the (widened) river, which frees up Russian defender reserves to go someplace else.

@terryboyer1342

Жыл бұрын

The widened river will be temporary. It will shortly be narrower (once the reservoir is empty) making a crossing easier.

@major__kong

Жыл бұрын

You won't be able to cross for a while even after the level goes down. The soil will be too soft for quite some time. In any case, you can't get armor or supplies across in sufficient numbers without bridges, which were blown up during the Kherson retreat. So Ukraine was never going to counterattack in force across the river.

@27EWS

Жыл бұрын

Neither side was ever going to cross the Dnieper again in big numbers without a major bridge crossing.

Thanks Juan for producing informative important content. It's very hard to know what to believe anymore.

Like someone else said bad for both sides, This will have an affect on the grain.

@thetowndrunk988

Жыл бұрын

Apparently Russia doesn’t care much, so it’s not too sad for them

@blackduckfarmcanada

Жыл бұрын

The grain deal has been a way for Ukraine to sneak in some weapons. Russia put the kybosch on that real fast when they found out

Every time that fuel is changed (every year) the plant goes into cold shut down mode. That does not mean that the heat production stops, just carries on at a lower rate and it still has to be removed. Fukushima was of a different design (BWR) but the basic problem becomes the same.Removal of heat from the spent fuel as well as the reactor. Fukushima unit 4 did not even have any fuel in the reactor at the time of the tsunami. All the fuel in unit 4 was on the "pool" but the cooling pumps there failed. The water started heating up and some 120-140 tons of water had to be added per day to stop it from boiling dry. For some time this was the unit that caused most concern. Shut down does not really mean safe. Without cooling water Zaporitzhia becomes a Fukushima type disaster - in a war zone.

Is it not known what caused the explosion? I didn't hear that mentioned.

@helenchuy324

Жыл бұрын

Russians blew up Kakhovka dam kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2tnk5ZxpK7XfNI.html&ab_channel=WarthogDefense

@artagain8977

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t take much to figure that out.

@jbw9999

Жыл бұрын

@@artagain8977 So tell us.

@artagain8977

Жыл бұрын

@@jbw9999 Just climb out from under your rock.

People are not neccessarily adversarial. Most of us are co-operative. War is a failing of the politicians, and those who shape our social expectations. Not to ignore that some people are just bad, but War Crimes need to be universally condemned, and to fully isolate the bad guys.

Ok, but that massive explosion at the Kakhovka dam in November 2022 gives the impression that it took some time before the huge water pressure of at least several hundred tons or more per square meter, destroyed the already damaged and weaken dam wall.

Juan your the best!

It appears this has been planned for months then, filling the dam as much as possible to inflict maximum damage when blown up.

Good report as usual.👍🏿 No other words.

for analysis of the strategic implications - William Spaniel's video is excellent

I know this is off topic but hoping for an Oroville update. I see the lake level is nearly a foot below full pool and the emergency spillway. Is it expected to hit that level?

@blancolirio

Жыл бұрын

It will be topped off.

Sure is interesting how many people in these comments are talking about clear evidence leading to obvious conclusions without citing any sources.

The dam was also feeding fresh water to Crimea through a unique canal. This is the sole fresh water supply to Crimea and is essential to it, which is the argument the Russians use to incriminate Kiev, but this makes little sense as Crimea IS Ukraine and Kiev has long pledge to retake it, making it little plausible that Kiev did it for the intend of durably deprive its own territory of fresh water for a very long time, possibly years or decades!

@elsonck2523

Жыл бұрын

Delusional... Ukraine had cut off Crimea's water supply for nine years prior to the Russian SMO. Even Biden said Crimea will not be returned to the Ukraine, the Crimean people will not allow it.

Good coverage! Wow, that's a lot of water.

Hi Juan, Question: The FAA has delayed some eastbound flights due to poor visibility / air quality. Is the engine bleed air filtered for the cabin?

@blancolirio

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and you get in clean air quickly.

@NC8ED

Жыл бұрын

@@blancolirio Thank you, Good to know that.

Bigger danger comes from the spent fuel pools. The reactor being in cold shutdown makes it safe, spent fuel must be continuously cooled with pumped water.

I know they're at war but this is just an act of bastardry.

@christopherweise438

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Putin is just a playground bully. Very small man.

@bogeys1242

Жыл бұрын

Like when England bombed three German dams in WWII?

@GARDENER42

Жыл бұрын

@@bogeys1242 Not in the least.

@hwd7

Жыл бұрын

@@bogeys1242 Or the bmbng of Dresden?

@hwd7

Жыл бұрын

@@bogeys1242 All Wars are Bankers Wars. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKZ_yJunici-hJM.html

The Blue Dot could be a distant relative of the Green Spot?

Side note, even a shutdown reactor requires cooling. Ever have any nuclear questions please reach out. I’ve operated a commercial reactor for years

Sad to see the Kherson Zoo is located on an island on the Dnipro River and all those animals trapped in their pens desperately treading water, not to mention all the people this effects too.

@poplarboy7129

Жыл бұрын

Any endangered animals?

@magneticmoonstone

Жыл бұрын

@@poplarboy7129 those who run the zoo said that only swans survived, all the other animals died. Also a lot of other animals are in danger, Ukrainians are now organising a lot of volunteer missions to save both the animals and the people. All possible governmental structures are involved. At the same time, Russians are striking at the local volunteers on the left bank of Kakhovka (which is controlled by Russia) and don't even let people to evacuate...

Excellent review.

awesome explanation

What are the coordinates on Google maps for the nuclear power station?

This required a lot of explosive ! Placed properly . Dams are strong. Remember the British trying to bomb German dams in wwII - The Dam Busters movie. They had to have complete access to the dam not a quick attack .

@hinz1

Жыл бұрын

Flood gates look rather thin, blow the rails or their attachment points, you can get quite some effect without that much explosives, water does the rest.

@josephveksenfeld5344

Жыл бұрын

Russia had control of that dam since last spring. They had plenty of time to place explosives. Until yesterday they had as many as 15 battalions and two artillery brigades guarding the left bank of the Dnipro against Ukrainian attempt to cross, now they can redeploy most of them to other sectors. Before the breach Russia ordered its mechanized units to pull their vehicles out of the flood zone, leaving the lesser trained mobilized infantry behind. Their positions got swept in the flood with heavy casualties. But wait, there is more. Almost the entire supply of Crimean drinking water flows through the canal that starts just upstream of the dam. No dam - no water for Crimea. Also, the reservoir provided irrigation water for vast agricultural areas that are very hot and dry in the summer. No water - no agriculture. It will take many years to restore the dam and irrigation systems. This will leas to long-lasting damage to Ukrainian economy and to world wide food supply disruptions.

@vernonbrechin4207

Жыл бұрын

It is clear to me that a lengthy string of demolition explosives were detonated there and that far more than the control gates were wiped out. It is a reinforced concrete dam so water erosion is not likely to remove a significant amount of the dam structure than was already blasted away with strategically placed munitions.

@josephpadula2283

Жыл бұрын

Look at the large section of powerhouse gone not near the gates .

@hinz1

Жыл бұрын

Sat images, dam goes first, water does the rest, charly oscar mike site pr0gramm slash top slash 5716108 pr0gramm slash top slash 5716417 I've finally beaten youtube censor ;-D

Thank you for saying nuclear the correct way.

@markrainford1219

Жыл бұрын

He's an educated man.

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

I would like to see how he pronounces "cavalry"

@jonanderson5137

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidemmet7343 Cavalry?

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

@@jonanderson5137 Sorry I switched it. A lot of people pronounce it Calvary instead of cavalry switching the place of the L. Do an experiment - Ask someone "Who came to the rescue on horses blowing bugles when the Indians attacked a wagon train?" See how they pronounce cavalry.

Thanks for the overview. I'm particularly interested in the agricultural effects. Blowing this and drain the reservoir means that Crimea's fresh water supply is now gone. That is going to devastate what's left of any farming on Crimea. I've heard that Ukraine is also dependent upon water from that reservoir for a good portion of its irrigation. Thus, with the dam blown, a large portion of Ukraine's food production went with it.

@PerteTotale

Жыл бұрын

all Ukraine's food production located South of the lake / river Dnieper is irrigated by canals going south, so all South of the lake is toast. so not only Crimea will soon run out of fresh water. without plenty water no agriculture is possible

Was the damage to the Dam intentional (if yes by who) or is it an accident?

@MarcosElMalo2

Жыл бұрын

It’s looking like it was intentional because the first breach was at the turbines, which is 100% under Russian control.

So it has been established that Russia demolished the dam? While I understand that they are considered responsible for the invasion, which lead to the demolition, I struggle to understand why Russia would wish to deprive Crimea of water. I remember many on our side claiming that the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed by Russia, but that seems extraordinarily unlikely at this point.

@davidsnider7606

Жыл бұрын

Nothing has been established by any responsible, truth telling group / country or organization. There are however lots of blame games going on and the truth is, it could have been any one of about 4 different entities that "could" have destroyed that dam. Observe & note how Juan steered clear of that conversation.

this move was predicted to happen given the stalemate, only hope was that smarter heads would of prevailed.

@wolfgangpreier9160

Жыл бұрын

"only hope was that smarter heads would of prevailed." You must be alien. Since when have there been "smart" heads anywhere anytime on this whole world?

Everybody should love your theme music!

🤗🤗 greetings from Durban

Solid content

The inevitable retaliation will not be pretty.

@randallmarsh1187

Жыл бұрын

Do we even know which side blew it up?

@humbertomonteiro6742

Жыл бұрын

Russia..

@davidemmet7343

Жыл бұрын

I can't remember, how did Russia respond to the destruction of Nordstream pipeline by NATO? Can we expect the same response from them this time?

@JudgeVandelay

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidemmet7343 Damn you really are a blind supporter of Russia here. You sound just like the warhawk Russian propagandists on Russian television. Do you get paid by the post?

@notanartist6304

Жыл бұрын

@@randallmarsh1187 probably the same people who blew up nord sream

Based on what you’ve seen, does it appear to the damn was blown up from within, struck with a missle/shell on the outside, or does it look like the dam simply failed due to its age and the amount of water it was holding back at the time?

@blancolirio

Жыл бұрын

Mined internally back in Oct.

Is it possible some form of explosive was placed when they lowered the water level, then let the levels rise to almost a breach before detonating them? Or am i overthinking that? If so it was clearly a long term plan.