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In 1945 after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviets built the secret Mayak complex in the Ural Mountains. In 1948, they dumped radioactive waste into the Techa River, poisoning villages. In 1951, they redirected to Lake Karachay. In 1957, an overheated tank exploded, releasing 20 megacuries of radiation, affecting 270 thousand people. The cloud spread strontium and cesium. In 1967, drought exposed the bed, wind carried dust, hitting another half million. Engineers filled the lake with concrete. The pollution made the area the most contaminated on the planet, reminding of the nuclear race's cost.

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