Lake Karachay Fish: A Tragic Tale of Radioactive Contamination and Environmental Disaster
A History of Secrets: Mayak and the Birth of Disaster The tale of Lake Karachay is intertwined with the history of the Mayak Production Association, a secretive nuclear facility established during the Cold War. Hidden deep within the Ural Mountains, Mayak was built to fuel the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons program. Its existence was shrouded … Read more
