Re: Nuclear nightmare revealed - COMPLETE ARTICLE

["Charles Meyer" <Charles.Meyer@tdh.state.tx.us>]

> Date:          Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:51:14 -0600 (CST)
> Reply-to:      radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> From:          "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject:       Nuclear nightmare revealed  - COMPLETE ARTICLE

> The Russians chose one of the most desolate parts of their empire 
> to build their nuclear testing base. Scorching in summer and 40 
> degrees below freezing in winter, it is an inhospitable place.  
> 
> Nonetheless when the first bomb exploded, there were over a 
> million Kazakhs living here.  
>...

I didn't see anything about radiation levels, or contaminants in the 
soil.  There should be easily detectable amounts of Cs-137 and Sr-90 
in the soil at this location. 
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