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World Service,18 Sep 2000,24 mins

Mayak Nuclear Reprocessing Plant

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Contaminated water and radioactive waste released into the environment from the Mayak Nuclear Reprocessing Plant from the 1950s onwards continues to affect the people of the nearby towns of Kasli and Kyshtym in Russia.

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