A lot of sci fi and even paranoid government programs (eg. COG protocols), explore the ideas of humanity hiding out in underground bunkers to survive the self induced apocalypse de jour. How long could something such as this actually last before everyone perishes? (My thoughts in comments).
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Uhm I think some have been designed to last indefinitely, but supposedly potentially for a few centuries. However I wouldn't count on it. At all. Seed vaults have already failed, as many Boomer era fallout facilities have been upgraded, or decommissioned. I don't put my faith in any modern building and structure. They simply aren't made with the rationality of longevity, rather an investment con. We are talking about a power source on its own grid that lasts until fallout subsides. It becomes problematic unless it's using fossil fuels. Now we can all laugh right.
Nuclear reactors upgrading in less than half a century. Forget solar or turbine. How long can they survive for, as long as any stockpile if the materials used, concretes last, plus the other service systems. These are also a modern joke.
You're speaking of survivors living out a world ending scenario in a vault or bunker. I haven't watched that woke, Silo. It was boring.