New book on radiation troub les of the Urals (review of: V. S. T olstikov, V. N. Ku znetsov “Radiacionn oe nasledie na Urale: istoricheskie ocenki i dokumenty” [Radiation heritage in the Urals: historical ass ess ments and documents]

Authors

  • Dmitrii Vasil'evich Gavrilov The institute of history and archaeology, Ural branch of Russian Scientific Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/ssh180219

Keywords:

“Mayak”, Techa, technogenic explosion of 1957, radioactive contamination, liquidation of consequences

Abstract

The book, based on a wide range of previously unpublished documents and memories about
production activities of “Mayak” (Chelyabinsk-40) and technogenic accident of 1957, shows implementation
of measures to liquidate radiation contamination of the territories.

Author Biography

Dmitrii Vasil'evich Gavrilov, The institute of history and archaeology, Ural branch of Russian Scientific Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

The institute of history and archaeology, Ural branch of Russian Scientific Academy,
Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

References

Толстиков, В. С. Радиационное наследие на Урале:

исторические оценки и документы / В. С. Толстиков,

В. Н. Кузнецов. — Екатеринбург : Банк культурной ин-

формации, 2017. — 400 с.

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Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Review