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@Shadyshooter

5 ай бұрын

Where is Simon?

@chitlitlah

5 ай бұрын

@@Shadyshooter He's at your mother's house.

As Eric mentioned in the video, people really need to watch Kyle Hill's videos on this and other matters concerning nuclear power, power plants, accidents, nuclear waste, and other topics. There were and are many exaggerations concerning and misleading concerning Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, etc.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, we have a fact checker, but she can't catch everything. I'll have to speak to Larry about the quality of his sources in the future.

@AresGodOWar

5 ай бұрын

Nuclear power is 10000 times safer and better for the environment than coal, gas and oil. 3MI never even had a chance to go critical, Even with the 5 different 1 in a million things that happened that day. Nuclear waste is a solid with 0 chance of leaking, Unlike all the stupid movies that show it as a green slim in barrels that always leak. It has no burn off that goes into the atmosphere, And your lungs like coal does. The President, Media, Coal and Oil industry were in on making it look like a huge risk, It's all about money. Watch Kyle Hills video on this incident.

@sleepypanda3694

5 ай бұрын

@@geographicstravel unless I'm missing something? They weren't criticizing the script, rather other peoples telling of what happened. Larry's work was good. This, along with Kyle Hill talking about the incident, are 2 of the least exaggerated videos I've seen. Appreciate it. Also enjoyed Eric as host. Good to see scripts are being shared so no one gets overwhelmed with the amount of work.

@mushroom_dinosaur

4 ай бұрын

Kyle's Half-Life Histories Playlist is amazing. I highly recommend it.

@Arlecchino_Gatto

4 ай бұрын

The KZread channel Friendly Nuclear Physicist, hosted by Elina Charatsidou, is also a good resource.

In terms of radiation release (upto 459x Three Mile), the Sodium Reactor Experiment at SSFL in California was a much worse meltdown. That accident took place in 1959.

@emilysmith4213

5 ай бұрын

If anyone’s curious there is a in depth documentary on Netflix about three mile island that has many interviews of locals, and was my introduction to this incident. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to research this topic further. I believe of was titled “Three Mile Island” but I might be wrong on that

@guinnog2

5 ай бұрын

I don't think that's unambiguously true.

@mattt233

5 ай бұрын

I call the entire thing THE TMI LIE. Nothing above normal was released and everything was contained in the CONTAINMENT BUILDING as designed.

@SimonTekConley

5 ай бұрын

I was thinking this.

I was born in Reading, PA in June of 1979. As you might imagine, there was a lot of controversy about TMI and pregnancies in PA that year. The truth is, there really wasn't much in the way of dangerous material released, and the handling of the incident by the local and state government made it seem far worse than it was. My husband, born a couple of years later, grew up in Harrisburg. It was well known that non-nuclear sources of pollution were far more concerning than anything to do with TMI from not long after the event. We still look for the cooling towers every time we are on the highway in Harrisburg.

@FatManWalking18

5 ай бұрын

due to cleanup worker radiation screens, the accident did help us discover radon in peoples basements

@rdormer

4 ай бұрын

August 1979 here. The whole thing was blown way out of proportion.

@bbeen40

4 ай бұрын

My Mom lived a few miles from the plant. I was born in Harrisburg Oct. '79.

@onemorething100

14 күн бұрын

Yeah totally safe. Just don't consider the high cancer rates in the part of the world.

Really enjoyed Eric. Keep him around.

So, once again, it’s apparently down to operator error.

@TheFirstCurse1

18 күн бұрын

"MISINPUT, IT WAS A MISINPUT!"

I have hope for this host. It’s the first script, I can see this going somewhere.

I actually enjoyed Eric more. Not being mean to Karl but I prefer a calm, lower voice, but thats my humble preference.

So glad you suggested kyle hill he is absolutely amazing

@ericmalikyte885

5 ай бұрын

He's my favorite science communicator.

@TheFirstCurse1

18 күн бұрын

I'm not a fan of him anymore. I liked him so much better on Because Science. Now he just comes across as obnoxious and annoying.

@kylie-chan

18 күн бұрын

@@TheFirstCurse1 well I respect your opinion and it's ok that is yours but for me I really enjoy his style he seems to have fun while being educational. I totally get it if you want something more serious though and that's fair

I'm glad Karl has someone talented to take on hosting gigs when he's overworked or a subject has him too bummed. Great work from the entire team. :)

There is an interesting video on a channel called “Our Own Devices” that looks at the CANDU reactor. It’s known worldwide as the safest commercial nuclear reactor. Apparently in simulators it’s almost impossible to have the same type of accident because fail safes kick in ahead of time. Side note Jummy Carter helped with a clean up after a nuclear accident at Chalk River Ontario (where medical isotopes were made). He was exposed to radiation and was told he has an increased risk of dying early - clearly he beat those odds

@johnransom1146

5 ай бұрын

Never had an accident. Use less refined fuel and heavy water coolant and there’s a foolproof gravity drain to prevent meltdowns.

My then colleague at NL Industries (originally known as National Lead) told me he was with the Metal Division as warehouse supervisor and got a call at home in the middle of night from the warehouse guard saying someone is asking to take ALL THE LEAD the warehouse has!! He asked what company was asking and the guard relayed back: Some funny name called "Three Mile Island"; needless to say he released without any proper paperwork.

I like how this host sounds exactly like a newscaster.

3:15 - Chapter 1 - A primer on nuclear power 6:50 - Chapter 2 - Commercial use of nuclear power 9:40 - Chapter 3 - The accident at TMI 2 15:40 - Chapter 4 - Investigation 19:15 - Chapter 5 - Aftermath 23:25 - Conclusion PS: Well folks, do we have to do a poll for the Geographics & Biographics hosts ? From France & a Nuclear Engineer, don't worry guys...you have nothing on Tcherno !!!

After the release of the film, Fonda began lobbying against nuclear power. In an attempt to counter her efforts, Edward Teller, a nuclear physicist and long-time government science adviser best known for contributing to the Teller--Ulam design breakthrough that made hydrogen bombs possible, personally lobbied in favor of nuclear power. Teller suffered a heart attack shortly after the incident and joked that he was the only person whose health was affected.

@RandyLunn

5 ай бұрын

From Vietnam to TMI to current issues, Jane Fonda has a perfect record of getting it wrong.

He has a good voice.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@andred.4664

5 ай бұрын

Agreed....

Bring back Smolwood, I need his sweet British voice in my life

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

He's not gone. We're just sharing hosting duties.

@rickyspanish4792

5 ай бұрын

@@geographicstravel I think Karl is kinda cute. But this guy has a soothing voice. I can't choose. Good thing we get them both :P Good luck guys!

@johncmitchell4941

5 ай бұрын

@@rickyspanish4792 Dad worked at the TV station (kinda ran it) & I spent a lot of time there. Years after Dad retired I took a 'Voice and Articulation' class at uni and the teacher usually used me as a reference voice during discussions. Not that I was usually paying attention ... "Read what, again?" (Doh!)

Love the new host! Amazing voice! Will miss Smallwood and Simon but it's awesome to see this channel still going good 😂

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Karl's not going anywhere, we're just sharing hosting duties so he doesn't burn out.

@giselematthews7949

5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@evalevy2909

5 ай бұрын

​@@geographicstravel whew

@charlottehardy822

5 ай бұрын

Glad they’re sharing as Karl is great and this new guy seems good too.

@stacyrussell460

5 ай бұрын

​@@geographicstravelwas wondering where Karl went 😂

DEFINE IRONY: It was reported that people at a cinema in Harrisburg just a few miles from the plant were watching ‘The China Syndrome’ during the actual meltdown!! 😮

Where is Karl? Who is this guy? Edit: Just read community tab, understood.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

;) The Fact Goblin ain't going anywhere anytime soon if we can help it.

@Lord_Foxy13

5 ай бұрын

​@@geographicstravelYaaaas!!! I love the nickname "Fact Goblin"

Excellent call out to Kyle Hill. He does a good job explaining various things about nuclear power.

I adore how all of those companies and experts were silenced when this accident happened. Everyone acts like nothing will go wrong, until it always inevitably does.

Welcome to the team Eric!!!!!🎉🎉😊

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Been here behind the scenes for a bit. But it's good to try something new. :)

Nice job. Why not buy CANDU reactors that are much safer. They use less refined fuel and heavy water as the coolant

Great job Eric!!

Yes, the movie China Syndrome came to our theatres a couple weeks before the accident. Many of us Harrisburg watched the movie just before or during the actual accident. They successfully got the plant shut down with little time to spare before the China Syndrome occurred at the Three Mile Island plant. President Jimmy Carter came to Harrisburg to check out the situation for himself. I did get to meet him. I learned he had been assigned to and worked on a nuclear submarine during his service in the navy. Alot of people scorned and mocked him by valling him dome dumb hick who was a peanut farmer. Let me tell you, Carter was a very smart and knowledgeable. He reached an officers level. I believe he was above the level of Captain. I have nothing but respect for the man.

My Mom lived near the plant when this happened and she was pregnant with me. She told me she was told to leave town and spent a few weeks with family in Philadelphia. I was born in Harrisburg in October.

I grew up in Hershey, PA, about 15 miles from TMI. We got out of school early on the day of the accident. Some families left town for their hunting cabins or relatives. With nowhere to go we played baseball since it was a nice spring day. Billy Joel was supposed to play a concert in the Hersheypark Arena but was canceled because it was used as a shelter for people from Middletown. I wish I still had my "I Survived TMI" T-shirt.

Really good to see you as a presenter!

I, for one, really like Eric's style of telling this

The health effects caused by stress and anxiety from news getting it wrong are basically always worse than the actual accidents. Weird to think about.

While it is true that nuclear power production does not pollute the atmosphere like fossil fuels and operating reactors are generally safe, we still have the issue of how to dispose of used nuclear fuel rods will remain dangerously radioactive for 10-20,000 years maybe longer; almost every single nuclear power plant has what are called "cooling pools" that store the used fuel rods that have been removed from the reactor during the course of its operating lifetime, and there is no really effective plan for safely disposing of them in a manner that will prevent them from being a hazard for millennia to come.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

There are newly discovered microbes that feed on radiation, such as a new variety of c. neoformans. It's already been proposed that microbes like these could help with safely disposing of radioactive material.

As a long time subscriber to simon, karl and this channel I had no problem with the changes but I did wondered why. I was imagining a big KZread drama. I'm glad to be wrong about that.

Ffs, first simon, now Karl what is the world coming to, I was enjoying Karl!

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Karl is staying, don't worry. We're just sharing hosting duties from time to time so he doesn't get burned out and can get a chance to write some scripts from time to time too.

@julioperez1850

5 ай бұрын

Like what happened to Karl??? I miss his dry humor!

@Adiscretefirm

5 ай бұрын

Simon I miss, Karl not so much

@Lord_Foxy13

5 ай бұрын

​@geographicstravel Glad to hear it Karl is an absolute king!

@llamasugar5478

5 ай бұрын

Karl needs the practice. Not being unkind-he’s just getting used to the job. Also, my inner 12-year-old still giggles at his name (sorry, Karl).

Try blinking. The constant, wide-eyed stare is a little unsettling.

Of all the nuclear incidents that have happened, it's mildly ironic that this one is closest to my home and I know less about it than other incidents.

Ahhhhhhhhh you have an excellent and soothing voice. 😅 Great work overall!!

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I look forward to sharing the hosting role with Karl. :) And hopefully he'll write a few scripts too. Fingers crossed!

Who's this? Where's Karl? Where's Simon? What's going on?!?!?! Just kidding. Eric did a great job!

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks! Karl's still gonna be hosting, but I'm here to keep him from burning out and stuff. I work behind the scenes and I've written for the channels for years off and on.

@jimcappa6815

5 ай бұрын

@@geographicstravel Eric, I kind of “knew” about you when you were a guest on one of Karl’s channels. It was nice to be able to put a face to the voice!

After Simon, I like this gentleman over Karl, just my two cents, this gentleman makes a great replacement for Simon imo

This has big "How It's Made" vibes and I'm not mad about it

Im glad to see Kyle Hill referenced in this video. His videos about nuclear power are second to none.

I hope Karl hasn't found himself locked in the basement

A little late here. I have always been skeptical about seismic resistance claims. The plant might survive a massive shock. What about multiple aftershocks? These plants next to rivers are also exposed to liquefaction.

Geeze, as part of the TMI 2 team, i am shocked about how much you got wrong. This is the worst episode this channel has produced. Recommend you review NSAC 80-1. FYI, the vast majority of release were noble gases. Yes the News media loved this event.

I knew I recognized the name. He used to do a channel called Science Get.

Would love to see you guys do a video about SL-1

A reactor "Scrams", meaning the control rods drop into the core. They are spring loaded, not just driven by gravity.

I lived 1 mile from TMI in 1979. My parents went to Clearfield Pa. and I stayed at the house in case of looters and such. I fished there in the early 70s while in school in Elizabethtown

Not quite. No one was injured by radiation from TMI. There was a 1961 nuclear accident at SL-1 in Idaho where three workers died that your information didn't acknowledge.

Carter would know a little bit about nuclear disasters, when he was a lieutenant in the US Navy he helped stop one of the first nuclear disasters. Back in 1952 he was called in to stop a disaster at Chalk River National Laboratories in Ontario Canada. They had him and the rest of his team go in one at a time for no more than like 90 seconds and turn a wrench to shut down the reactor. They told him afterwards he may not be able have kids, and he may not live as long, he has since had 4 kids and is at 99 years old the oldest and longest lived president. Did I learn about that on a Geograpics video? I know I saw it on YT and Simon was hosting. Anyway throwback to that video if it was.

the SNL sketch about TMI was epic

Hey, where's that Whistler, I mean Smallwood...I mean who's this guy? 😂

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Hi, I work behind the scenes. I'm Eric Malikyte. I edit most of the videos across all three channels. Karl will still be hosting the channels for the most part, but when he needs a break I'll be popping in from time to time.

My parents were in Harrisburg went the alarms sounded. My dad had worked on Navy nuclear vessels and hit the floor. Everyone else stared at him. He was right, though.

Because Kyle Hill was recommended, I'd highly recommend his video, "The Fukushima Disaster - Epidemic of Ghosts". In it, he explains how despite using modern reactors with modern fail safes, with international, national, local, and citizen oversight: all of which warned of this impending disaster; still resulted in corporate and regulatory negligence. This negligence, according to Kyle Hill, caused a disaster that we do not have the means to properly clean up. In fact, he states, we are hoping to have the necessary technology available within the next 60 YEARS. But don't forget, disasters can't happen with modern reactors and their fail safes, regulatory bodies are strict and powerful, and power companies don't put profits above safety... That was sarcasm if you didn't catch it. Solve the issues with clean up(remember Kyle says this tech does not exist) and waste(vitrification plants with their acetonitrile venting issues are not a solution, see Hanford), eliminate greed and incompetence as factors in potential disasters, enact laws and regulations with fully funded and staffed agencies to enforce with stiff penalties and I'd be open to the conversation.

I didn't know until years later that the China Syndrome preceded the actual Three Mile Island incident that closely. (In my defense, I was a young child when it actually happened.) Eerie AF. That's almost like if The Impossible released in theaters two weeks BEFORE the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.

I remember when this happened.😢

Thanks.

People should really check out Kyle Hill's videos on nuclear power and incidents to get a greater look at the situations.

This video looks like it was made with a webcam from 2005.

I was just getting used to Karl, but for a first video, this was great and a very different tone... look forward to more

Love this channel! Please do Agincourt

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Will suggest it to the writers.

@danielsantiagourtado3430

5 ай бұрын

@@geographicstravel AWESOME

A Brief History of: The Church Rock Uranium Mill Disaster (Short Documentary) thats the worst Nuclear Accident

Good stuff. Well presented!😉👊🏿

Reasons why things like this should be run by the government and manned by the military.

I worked on the clean up defueling of unit 2

@geographicstravel

4 ай бұрын

Man, would have been great if the author had gotten you as a source on this (hindsight, I know). How accurate would you say the script author was in describing the incident?

Great video and I fully agree that people should watch Kyle Hill as he went to the Ukraine, Japan and a functional nuclear power plant. After his videos I am in favor of nuclear power as it is safe and unlike other forms of power they can account for all their waste.

Point to CANDU. Don't think any of those reactors have even come close to the levels of catastrophy of these ones.

My un asked for opinion: Good host. However, bit whiplash after adjusting to Karl. Lol. Thank you for everyone's hard work

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Karl and I will be sharing hosting duties, since he has expressed a desire to also help with the behind the scenes writing and such. We're just making sure none of us get burned out. :) A team effort and such.

@MiscMitz

5 ай бұрын

​@@geographicstravelawesome!

Aite now... I came because of Simon and stuck through one change... Who is this guy

Where's Simon?

Hehe the voice and delivery is noice

It is not released as heat it is released as kinetic energy which is converted to heat.

This guy isn't British enough or bald enough or Karl enough or Smallwood enough or Simon Whistler enough. Yay Kyle's getting a shout out.

This guy! Hey! Were have you been all these years !!!!????

An extremely elementary and vague description of what went on there...he doesn't say WHY the Turbine/Reactor tripped nor does he state that the most egregious part of this was the stuck open PORV which opened to relieve reactor pressure when the turbine tripped. He DOES get an honorable mention for discussing the training aspect but it still sounded like an attack on the operators. And that ridiculous story about a "Fat" guy not being able see control board indications is just ludicrous. Overall, there are MANY better documentaries out there...this is really nothing more than a softball approach.

What is happening

Not gonna lie, the monotone is putting me to sleep. Perhaps giving it more emotion? Otherwise a very soothing voice, and a good choice for hosting.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

This was an active choice to match the tone of the script. I'm usually a lot more energetic.

@RHCole

5 ай бұрын

​@@geographicstravel Ahhh, understood.

We need to resume building more plants esp to replace coal power plants. Coal releases radiation far more than these plants.

So I've been away for a while and must be out of the loop. Is Simon not doing these anymore? Shame.

@archstanton6102

5 ай бұрын

Simon left about 6 months ago. Then Karl was here for last 3 months. Have no idea who this guy is?

@MiscMitz

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. He left when the original channel owner passed. The original owner's daughter "owns" it now. But the channel went dormant while she was mourning her father, and while trying to gain access to the channels, he ran.

@stephenblack7168

5 ай бұрын

Well damn. I guess I'll just go back and watch the older episodes. Super sad to hear the owner passed. Had a true gem in Simon

@archstanton6102

5 ай бұрын

@@stephenblack7168 Simon has a new channel called Places - very similar.

@stephenblack7168

5 ай бұрын

@@archstanton6102 thanks for the info! 💪

Do the near meltdown of Browns Ferry in Alabama a few years before TMI

My brain. You’re not Simon. Still good though.

@geographicstravel

Ай бұрын

Simon started out pretty rough too. :) I'm getting more comfortable, but I'm definitely noticing that there are certain topics I get more excited about than others.

......if only to feed the algorithm..... May I generalize and note that (my perception and label) the "Whistler Web" type of folks are spot on. I admire the adroit minds that craft the verbiage and tenor of a subject and the massive supporting staff that screams the pixel show.... Anyhoot, "A" comment.

New presenter? Welcome! Looking sharp.

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

Anybody mention the big bag of weed found in the control room stuffed under a cabinet?

New host! Very good voice, very good delivery. A bit of humor would improve things.

Buddy is giving Baldwin

Congratulations Eric! Your first video on Geographics was *chef's kiss* perfect! I'm so happy to have your face presenting again, it really makes me so happy for you and the audience. I hope they give you the respect and admiration you truly deserve. I look forward to seeing you and Karl on Geographics! I'm in Nyc and have grown up hearing about TMI but this has taught me more than I've learned in my 3 decades of life. Fantastic script and very informative video like always. Thanks for the amazing content 💙

@geographicstravel

5 ай бұрын

Kyle Hill also did a video on this, and apparently the author of this script made some flubs, so definitely check out his videos too.

@Darkflowerchyld718

5 ай бұрын

@@geographicstravel that's exactly where I went! Seems I'll have a very full weekend learning about nuclear power. Thanks for the inspiration 🤗

Stop making me look like an idiot!

Who are you? Think ive walked into the wrong meeting.

Where is simon

WAS THAT A COWBOY BEBOP REFERENCE

@geographicstravel

4 ай бұрын

Yes.

Interesting video

Much better than Karl. I often struggle to understand Karl's accent

I enjoy Karl but your cadence and delivery are also great. I love your dry deadpan humor!

@geographicstravel

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@jordanr.4150

4 ай бұрын

Agreed, plus you have the perfect narration voice! Hope you present more videos, and keep up the good writing as well:)

Interesting didn't know USA had a plant disaster like we did in UK

@strongmermaid4651

5 ай бұрын

Yes, in Crystal River Florida the is/was a nuke plant that supported the manatee population and other sea life. But the environmentalists threw a fit with regulations and hurt everything. You can look it up. Poor manatees lost their food sources, it's sorta getting a little better but they won't recover for years to come

45 years ago.

Really hope simon isnt phasing out hes a huge reason why i watch these

@holly8320

5 ай бұрын

if you go to the community tab on geographics youll get more details but Simon didn't own the channel and no longer works with them

Kyle Hill would like to know your location

Willford Brimley? The "diabetes" commercial guy? 🤔

Where’s Simon!