EVENT INFORMATION

29
Sèptèmber
1957

Kyshtym nuclear waste explosion contaminates rural communities

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📅 29 Sèptèmber 1957 📍

A tank of radioactive waste exploded at the Mayak nuclear complex, releasing contamination across the Southern Urals. Authorities concealed the disaster and evacuated affected settlements over time; rural residents and local ecosystems bore costs of the secret weapons program.

Inisiá sesion pa gusta òf marká e relato aki.
🔖 Marká

Personanan den e suseso aki

Residents of contaminated villages

Mayak workers

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Mayak Production Association

Soviet nuclear authorities