mayak nuclear accident
The Mayak nuclear accident refers to a nuclear disaster that occurred at the Mayak nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1957, leading to radioactive contamination of the surrounding area and radiation exposure for thousands of people.
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