Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant | $20 Billion | Destination Adventure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- I have always enjoyed books and television based around post apocalypse, which is possibly why I am so drawn to abandoned locations. It is hard to trump a location like this, because everything about it is fascinating. This site is safe to visit, because even after billions of dollars spent, it never produced a single watt of electricity. Nuclear power is actually one of the cleanest and safest forms of electricity, but the track record throughout history has not made these power plants very popular among the masses. Walking around this site, seeing it 76% complete, the way it has been for nearly 50 years is a feeling I have not gotten anywhere else.
When this plan was approved in the late 1960's, there was meant to be five plant locations. Out of those five, only one was ever completed. This is the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Washington state, but it is known today as the Satsop Business Park. Some of the buildings are now rented and used by companies and corporations like NASA.
As amazing as this location is, the entire adventure was an absolute pleasure. Whenever I find myself at the coast, there is always an attempt to catch myself a nice crab feast, but unfortunately I was less than successful this time around. Crabs or no crabs, it is always a pleasure to be by the ocean and enjoy the beauty all around. The Pacific Northwest is a truly amazing place to visit and to explore.
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The car in the tree is one of the coolest things I've seen
It's been there for years!
It's between where I live and the coast in Oregon!
Cooling Tower 3 was once taken over by a Decepticon in Transformers 5: The Last Knight.
And Mark Whalberg saved the day in Cooling Tower 5 in Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.
6:13 that is a Tunnel boring machine
17:28 time to build another Frankenator. Having two spare rebuilt alternators on hand..
Another awesome video. Thanks Dustin. Welcome Home..
That’s cool info. Cheers amigo.
Oh yeah! I knew I forgot something! Lol..the motorcycle hauling butt as it blew up behind him.
They did a cool Nike commercial there too.
Thanks for the reminder.
Hi Dustin. as of recent I'm going through some rough times. I started watching your adventures right around the time my girlfriend of 7 years left me. What your doing and your videos are about the only thing that keep me going every day. I thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. Just wanted to share 🙂
Glenn, I’m very sorry to hear you have been struggling. It seems this life likes to give us all a few more of those than we’d prefer, but I assure you they all pass. Thank you so much for enjoying the show, and I’m very happy to hear that it brings some joy into your life. It brings a lot of joy into my life, because I can only do it because of the folks that enjoy it like yourself. If anything, I thank you.
Chin up amigo, today’s gonna kick ass and tomorrow’s gonna get a little easier.
Get your head up and out in nature sir!!! 🌎 beautiful
Well, sharing is great. Feel free to share. You never know how many miserables people around you who may be benefit from your confidence. Compliment for your strong will to go on.
Hang in there pal,... adversity, tough times do pass,...it might not seem like it now , but in the not so far off future you will look back on this hard time as a period of growth that made you stronger, and ultimately happier. Peace and love.
Glenn, I feel your pain. I got dumped after 27 years of marriage +3 years living together prior to marriage. Heal yourself! I actually feel healed and have thrived! Get out and do anything! I found Dustin’s channel because I love abandoned places. I saw Chernobyl after my failed marriage, I went to burning banks…. the point I guess is just start anywhere! I just finished watching Dustin’s trip to Whittier, my neck of the woods!❤️ Just do one small adventure!
On another note…Dustin, thank you for posting really great content!
Your reaction to the "motorhome intruder" could have won on oscar! That was great.
I legit thought some crabby crabber was coming after you.
Windshield wiper transition was great.
Thanks dude. I’m not really a good actor, so I appreciate that I pulled it off.
You totally pulled it off
same here lol, was wondering who the hell was gona come in. Special guest maybe...wait...what, a second Dustin ?
Yeah that entire segment was flawless, great editing work on that too.
Good acting and perfect edit.
14:43 is brilliant. Your cinematography, editing and now "trick photography" is becoming award winning.
I, and I'm sure all 122,000 other subscribers appreciate all the hard work you put into your episodes.
Safe travels to you.
Mahalo 🤙
Holy moly… I’m in Washington and driven by SATSOP many times on the way to the ocean. I always figured something was going on out there! Thanks for the close up! 🙏
It’s a fun spot to photograph as well. Even better at 2am with a tripod and a cable release or remote shutter control. :)
You should at least stop by for a look. You can stand under one of the cooling towers and yell out to see how many times it echos. I was able to get a private tour of it years ago and the guy showing us around said that he thought the the cooling tower might hold a record for echos.
@@Aaron-hk6st This for sure!
I was coming home from the U.S. one night, and threw the alternator belt. Kept driving without headlights... and was so glad to make it back over the border. A dead motorhome right at the customs booth would have really been something though. Great episode.
Hey Dustin! You are completely hilarious! You represent Canadians beautifully! Good-natured and able to swap out a homebrew alternator with a vice grip and a hammer!
Your parents did an excellent job!
I’m a native Washington resident and as a kid I remember it was called WPPSS “whoops” in the media because of the bond default
I have a friend that goes up to Beaverton every year, he said it's been raining since he got there. That power plant was cool. Think it'd make a good amusement park. Yea! They could fit the cooling towers with ramps that start at the top and circle around and around all the way to the bottom. For the ones that chicken out you could have an emergency exit ramp! Yee-Haa!! What a spin on life that would be. Bet you could make that 24 billion back in no time. That old house i just love. To bad i didn't see any for sale sighs. Had my pen ready tho. Good fixer upper there now. Hey Dustin, great explore:-)
Dustin, I just want you to know how much I appreciate your videos. Footage is amazing and always find them interesting. Your doing a awesome job!
Great video as usual! Loved the scene with the two Dustins 🤣🤣🤣 "wrap it up! You're wasting everyone's time. " Cracked me up buddy!
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I live in WA and have toured the Satsop plant. Driving out the to the coast in 2014 it caught my attention and I doubled back to explore. As for that 'cave' you found in Garibaldi, I recently paddle through it on a sea kayak eating lunch below the tracks...out playing in the rocks and currents out there for practice.
The giant drill bit looks like the business end of a tunnel boring machine to me.
14:40 Dustin flexes his effects editing skills.
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Really appreciate that.
Love your sense of humor, Dustin! Thanks for all the interesting videos, enjoy them all! Stay healthy!🤗
*Just wanted to say Thanks again for such great content. It gets better & better. When I think it can't get any better ...it does!!!*
Dustin....14:45 that's a damn funny transition!!!! Well played sir...
Hahah thanks so much.
What an adventure sir! The places, people and scenery was just incredible! Thanks again for bringing all who watch along!✌️😀👍
Thanks for coming along.
I've only been as far as Calgary, wanting to get beyond the mountains sometime soon!
An awesome abandoned Nuclear plant...a car in a tree!....crabbing...AND!! an alternator switch-out on the road!!! It doesn't get any better Dustin!
I could have gone without the alternator issues, but it comes with the job hahaha
Your video taking and editing skills are getting very good. Love the transitions and overlays :)
Thank you.
That's why I subscribed. Extremely talented and tasteful direction , editing, and production. I hope you get to do this for some great purposes.
Man, you get some GREAT shots!!! Outstanding.
Thank you.
I live near Satsup and have been to the Satsup plant many times. I also walked in a private tour with a group. Our tour guide was a super smart guy that was part of the team that was in the process of writing the start up procedure for the reactor when the project shut down. At 4:57 the dome you speak of is the dome for the second reactor that was almost finished and ready to be lifted.
Dang it, Dustin. You were in my backyard. Would have loved to bump into you. Great video as always!
Cheers amigo
Wow what a wild ride! So much packed into this one and I loved it! As usual you're drone footage was stunning, the power plant was so cool. I loved the bit you did with your twin lol.
Lol thank you very much.
Wow man! Your videos are getting better and better! Keep up the great work on your destination adventure. Much love from Vancouver Island.
Epic! Your stuff gets better and better with every video you release. Awesome work! Thanks for sharing all these fantastic adventures with us!
Thanks for watching
Excellent! Just from the thumbnail and the title I knew that you were in my backyard! I live in a little town called Shelton in Washington... It's about 45 minutes away from Satsop. We frequently go up there just to snoop around. There are a few geocaches in the area also.
"Thats it, outcha go!" Was such a good scene. I loved it so much
Truly an excellent episode. Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for the car-in-the-tree shot! Drive by all the time and I always give it a wonder?
I want to find out more. That is a story I can definitely pursue next time I’m at my Grandfathers :)
@@Destination_Adventure , please do. It would be very interesting to find out how that came about.
great filming and showing us your tour. thanks again! KEEP IT COMING
Thanks for watching.
the drone footage is ridiculous. well done sir. i’m a little surprised there wasn’t any zombies at that nuclear site.
Thanks for checking out our town!!
Most of the site is used for tree farming now, the first long building you went to is we store tools for logging and management
Glad you're back in BC! Excited for more videos
Drove by them my whole life on our way to the ocean from Seattle
Exceptional drone footage. Thank you.
Thank you.
Of course you had to make time for the power plant! I would have had to stop there too.
I also really enjoy seeing your ingenuity with things like the frankenstor.
Keep up the great videos!
I should have actually filmed the frankenator process. That was a fascinating one.
So gosh darn entertaining! Thanks for the awesome video 👊
3 things u can try regarding over heating on your alternator.1-get an offroad alternator.The good ones have heavier diodes and double up the regulator 2-get some sheet aluminum and make a heat shield for under the alternator 3 run some kind of flex piping from the front near a fresh air source not behind the rad but rather off to the side were you have access to cold air coming thru as u motor along.Also make sure it is grounded well the alternator...pipe dont matter.Great channel
The problem I have with this alternator, is that it’s motorhome chassis specific, and only comes in 105 amp. They just can’t seem to keep up, but I might get one custom made that can handle more.
Mechanical Skills, very important for long trips with a motor home. Great video as always.
It’s all part of the MoHo lifestyle lol. Comes with the job.
So cool you were able to fix it with the frankenater! Awesome video loved it! Thank you, Happy Trails & Safe Travels! ❤️
Frankenator to the rescue again lol
Aaaaaaaaah. I’m happy - another Beautiful video full of amazing cinematography and fabulous music. Thanks D!
This video was awesome! I’m 19 and when I was 16 my two buddies and I took a road trip to Hartsville, Tennessee to the nuclear power plant next to the trousdale correctional facility. It was never completed as on March 22, 1983, they ran out of money about halfway through. It was quite the adventure until the place was surrounded by county sheriffs… Apparently we parked in a sketchy spot and they didn’t quite like it. Needless to say it was my very first abandoned exploration and it forever captivated my love for exploring! Keep up the awesome videos!!!
As always, another great video, thanks for taking us along, I'm going to hook up with another one of your videos.
I have been bing watching your videos ever since I came across the channel, I believe it was last night hahaha. I just have to say, I love your spirit! So positive, uplifting, & a contagious laugh!! I am obsessed w these videos!!
great job on your doppelganger kicking you out, had me rewinding a few times to see the transition.... very creative.... love the video in general as usual, but like when you though in these sidewinders.
Thanks for your shows; can’t wait for more North adventures. That old Oregon nuke power plant parking lot looks to have a gem in the crack weeds. Wild pineapple chamomile. Delicious tea weeds. Make you sleepy like the domestic chamomile. Tnx. Btw, I’m up on the north edge of the Olympic Penninsula. Cabin on the straits. You should mosey up in this area sometime. Daily adventures here
As always, I totally enjoy your adventures. That was a really cool power plant. Very empty, but interesting. I stayed in Newport, Oregon for two weeks. The road looked familiar you traveled. I loved my visit there. So very different from my Florida coastline. Thank you for all you do. Glad your alternator is better now. Sorry you did a zero on crabs. Wasn't meant to be.
Enjoyed this, good quality show bud ✌🏼
Looks awesome! Watching video now 😄
Incredible that you were able to get so close and access the property at that plant ... I'm so in awe of those structures & the eerie feeling of apocalypse it creates inside me.
I'd absolutely love to travel there.
Great episode on SO MANY LEVELS. Were those old cars in that saucer “storage facility’? Double Dustin effect-loved it!
Yes, a cool array of vehicle's!
Thank you so much.
Oregon coast is so beautiful 🌞
Another wicked one ! 🔥
Used to work as a security guard at Satsop Nuclear Project. This allowed me access to the entire site.
I too suffer the same affliction, of investigating days gone. Love your channel, glad I found it. Subscribed!
I lived in Elma WA for 2 ½ years starting in 1981. I worked for Ebasco Services as a piping/mechanical engineer building Satsop #3. I saw cooling tower #5 being constructed (awesome slip-ring concrete pour) and #3 reactor, steam generators, and containment dome being set using the largest mobile crane in the world. We set an industry record 50% project completion in 2 years while I was there. I think I worked in one of those offices with the locked doors! Haha. Glad to see Satsop has been put to some use, though sadly it looks like an operating Nuke Plant on the grid would be helpful right now. Your video brings back many memories and is very well done, Great job! Loved the drone work too! I have a Phantom P4P drone and was curious as to what you are flying. I also use DaVinci Resolve Video editor which I love. The NW Pacific coast is an amazing part of the U.S. and I loved exploring all around the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound. Safe travels and keep up the great work!
Thanks again Dustin another good one🤘
Brilliant video Dustin.
Always a pleasure Dustin!
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Another awesome video!
Kamping Karma weather story: Left Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island two days early in late fall when the Weather Gods decided we'd had enough and rained us out. Lights of the truck were damn dim on the way home. Truck barely started to get us off the ferry. Dead as a door nail the next morning. Dead alternator. If we had stayed the extra two days in Strathcona it would have been a VERY long walk to the closest help (no cell service). So, thanks for the rain, Weather Gods.
After my nightmare in prince Rupert, I will always carry a spare now lol
Enjoyed it. It was great meeting you at the rest stop near Abbotsford the other day. Looking forward to some more.
Thanks for stopping to say hi
You were in Washington! Have always wanted to visit Satsup. From the freeway, they look so scary and ominous.
Oregon and Washington have had record breaking amounts of rain this Spring..everything is green.
You drone footage was fab!
Good eye, they’re so big you can see them from the freeway. Seeing it from below is wild though. From the highway I kinda thought they were beehive burners hahaha
Thanks so much for sharing.
I was always curious about the nuke plant abandoned on that side of the Oregon. Also that bridge, so much fun to see you take it in a motorhome.
You’re very welcome.
Dustin: Great choice nuc power plant, agreed there is just something apocalyptic about these places especially when they are unused or abandoned. The piece of equipment you spied near the end of plant tour is what we refer to as a TBM or Tunnel Boring Machine. It's definitely new suspect its being storing there cus there's lots of space. Once fully assembled they are as long as a hockey rink. They will use two of these to complete the tunnels for the subway extension project in Vancouver.
The Mexico/US tour was great showed me so many places I've never been to.Looking forward to more adventures at home.
Thanks for another great video Dustin. I drove that bridge out of Astoria many times when I stayed there during a big USA/Canada adventure in 2007. Love the Pacific north west, such a beautiful part of the world.
I always get so stoked to see you back in Oregon buddy !!! its like watching someone go through your memories with a video camera. epic !!! the crabbing always kinda sucks in Garibaldi. but atleast it looks like you had fun! I wish you had more time on the coast. I would have told you to visit Kelly's marina (you definitely passed it on your way to astoria) keep on keepin on amigo !!! but always remember to take a day for yourself. !
Kelly’s Marina was the second location actually. Lots of females there, but I ended up with one keeper male. Thanks for enjoying.
@@Destination_Adventure I should have known !! Lol. I swear they only put females out thair so you have to buy thair crab in the store 😉 next time you come through Portland , we will take you out to catch salmon!!
They demolished the cooling tower at Trojan in Oregon for whatever reason a few years ago. It wasn't hurting nothing and it kind of marked the halfway point between Portland and Astoria on Hwy 30.
My kids and I really enjoy your videos. Props for the Cory Asbury song at the end. :)
Because of you, I now point with a stern face and voice and say "Don't get stolen." to my motorcycle, truck, and even my seat at any table. :)
Perfect camera, drone, work ever. You definitely have the eye for it and the music was perfect. Awesome job 🤟😎
Thank you.
That stair set going up the cooling tour is just plan nutty! Just imagine
Another great video. I lived in Grants Pass Oregon for several years and drove to Bandon on the coast many times. It’s a good thing you have mechanical skills.
Was here at 10k subs and was like,anytime Dustin is gonna blow up.you do an awesome job on your shots and explaining things in a funny and easy way which is good for my kids.thanks
Love your drone work!
If you are still in Washington. Fort Casey is a great place to spend the day.
Great video! Thanks 😊
This is incredible.
Extremely cool exploring!!!😊
Ahhhh.I saw the car in the tree...its pretty well known in these parts lol!!!In our neck of the woods! We did the train from Geribaldi to Rockaway....so fun....we live in McMinnville Oregon and travel north often....we were😅 at Lincoln city a week ago...
The smaller towns are awesome! We always explore those too!
It was fun to see you in close to where we live!
Hope u come back!
Do a Goonies tour!
Glad we found your channel! So fun!❤
so sad to see it like that but so cool thanks for showing us
Omg Noooo!!!! You should've picked me up on the way lol! You were at the old U.S. Coast Guard boat house pier. 😭. I've crabbed Garibaldi so many times over the years, it's my favorite spot! I'm in West Hillsboro.
There's a public pier right across by the fish cannery or whatever down by the Garibaldi Marina. It's one of the best spots for crabbing but I do love the old pier you crabbed, especially when it's as stormy winter day 🥶.
If there's been a lot of rain recently the freshwater dumps into Tillamook bay and reduced the salinity pushing the crabs further out into the bay or ocean.
The Jetty Fishery just North of Garibaldi always seems to have crab and boat rentals, they had a sign out front that said "Sleep with us & catch crabs!" 😂.
I had always wondered about the old nuclear power plant up in Washington but boy oh boy was I surprised when you went to my favorite crabbing spot. 😊. Thanks for the video Dustin. Safe travels!
@6:08 That’s a tunnel boring machine I think, waiting for it’s next job. What a beast.
That drill bit is a tunnel boring machine. Good video
that parking lot is where we had to leave our cars parked for the tour, and it still had pained lines back then.
Love these videos..
Great video always so interesting ❤️ 👍
This episode had a little bit of everything! Welcome home, D.
Love the shot at 7:03 with the car in the tree. Theres a story there for sure!
Train was awesome. Good advice on the alternator. Safe journeys friend.
Dude, I was literally just thinking I haven't seen a vid from you latly and I know I didn't unsub, sure enough uploaded 1hr ago. Ya know ya make good vids when I'm missing you ❤
I had the chance to visit and explore the site. Totally cool and somewhat eerie! 👍
Ive lived in washington for 25 years and i never knew we had these in washington. Theyre freaking huge! I drove by them like 4 hours ago. And now i see a video of it on youtube.
Freaking coincidence. This is kinda weird
I live by there. I remember when it was being built. I drive up there every once in a while. They have a model of it in one of the buildings of what it would of looked like when finished. It had all the pipes and wiring. Really cool!
Love your vids Dustin
Thanks for enjoying amigo.
Wow! I live maybe 45 minutes from there in Raymond, Wa. ! been by that place many times!
Welcome back to Canada Dustin! 😉❤️🇨🇦
Love a distracted Dustin video haha
Your drone clips are 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Erin, you’re my number one forever.
Thats because it is a massive drillbit. Like really big.
Great content 👌 👏 your really good with the video editing love it ..much love from muskegon michigan