Kyshtym Mayak: The 2nd Worst Nuclear Disaster in Soviet History
- Episode aired Jul 15, 2021
- 21m
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In 1957 an explosion destroyed a nuclear waste processing facility in Kyshtym Russian. This was the worst radiation release until the Chernobyl disaster. It was covered up by the Soviet Unio... Read allIn 1957 an explosion destroyed a nuclear waste processing facility in Kyshtym Russian. This was the worst radiation release until the Chernobyl disaster. It was covered up by the Soviet Union for decades. Although the CIA deduced what happened its reports had limited circulation.In 1957 an explosion destroyed a nuclear waste processing facility in Kyshtym Russian. This was the worst radiation release until the Chernobyl disaster. It was covered up by the Soviet Union for decades. Although the CIA deduced what happened its reports had limited circulation.