USSR. Nuclear energy. Sigh.

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Source/Further reading:

New Scientist, Russia’s Toxic Shocker: https://www.newscientist.com/article/...

Nuclear Engineering Magazine on the clean-up: https://www.neimagazine.com/news/news...

Nuclear Threat Initiative overview: https://www.nti.org/learn/facilities/...

Bellona environment group on the clean-up: https://bellona.org/news/russian-huma...

Natural Resources Defense Council overview: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf...

Bellona, Kyshtym disaster: https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issu...

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/Kysh...

City 40 general overview: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/20...

Mayak villagers’ tragedy: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-mayak-...

2016 documentary on City 40:    • Video  

Interview with an American scientist who worked there: https://medicine.utah.edu/radiology/n...

First Lightning: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...

Bomb yield comparisons: https://graphics.reuters.com/LEBANON-...