Sayano Shushenskaya Accident

[reemanwells37f]

Your video is a favorite on Saudi Arabia

[fatwalletboy2]

how this stop water running through. were the controls to the inlet valves away from the dam or did the level in the lake behind fall to the valve level?

[antolintinez]

@fatwalletboy2 Apparently it happened because a structural damage, due the fatigue, of the bolts in the turbine area. A russian consultant told us one time that they don't know the real cause of this accident and another one happened years ago. Perhaps some problems mixed together.

[Robkat3751]

the amount of destruction is mind boggling.

[gregordiesel]

Nice pictures of machinery! Great video! Please give me the song name!

[antolintinez]

@gregordiesel Thank you. It is in the credits and in the attached info. You can find it in archive dot org and in disquiet dot com. Regards.

[aurora990]

first Chernobyl. now Sayano. two major power plant accidents. has Russia learned from Chernobyl and Sayano when it comes to power plant safety and integrity? even if it was an uncontrollable event? that is what people need to know.

[antolintinez]

@aurora990 Well, the accidents always will occur. We are not perfect, and our actions and works (and ideas) are not perfect neither. What we are doing everyday better is to avoid most of them and to handle them. Cheers!

[aurora990]

@antolintinez I see.

[Camerameister]

@aurora990 There is no comparison between Chernobyl and Sayano–Shushenskaya. Read the reports of the findings on this accident and decide for yourself if they have learnt. They are available if you look for them.

[skyfallpurple]

......... I just wanna say that i hate dams and all hydrotechnique structures This movie is my worst nightmare .......... Just imagine the moment of that accident that force burst free killing everyone Just see how that building look like before and after that's terrifying (good video)

[nozzzzy06]

Damn that's creepy... fitting music for sure. I would not have wanted to be in that turbine room when that happened it must have been terrifying.

[snezhnitsa]

The worst thing is that I can't help with anything.

A lot of people need help there, and you can't do anything. :(

[proprietary1]

such a tragic accident, exlent vid and soundtrack well done

[phatrides222000]

i just saw they produced 650 megawatts per generater, holy crap we have 7 and at most we might produce 85 megawatts.

[phatrides222000]

i work in a power plant myself, and it happends to power an alumina refinery. We got this in an email about safety, it was terrible.

[2048ad]

good soundtrack. i've approved your request.

[antolintinez]

Thank you very much. Finally was found the vibration & later fatigue of turbine's elements the cause of the failure. Regards!