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Kyshtym Contamination Blamed on Soviet Pollution Not Nuclear Blast
A Los Alamos team argues the Kyshtym contamination came from decades of Soviet pollution rather than a nuclear explosion. The study cites polluted reactor discharges, acid rain, and possible chemical runoffs, concluding the area is far smaller than West’s worst‑case claims while noting access to classified material.
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New York
Ural Mountains
Kyshtym
Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Urals
Department of Energy
Tecia
Breen
Diane M. Soran
Danny B. Stillman
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Sverdlovsk
Zhores Medvedev
Lev Tumerman
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oa Ridge
Ed Aebischer
Oak Ridge, Tenn
CIA
Medvedev
Tamerman