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Kyshtym Nuclear Complex

Nuclear Accident of 1957 By: Jodi Williams. Kyshtym Nuclear Complex. When. September 29 th 1957. What Happened. Explosion was caused by a failure in the tanks cooling system. Chemicals involved where dry nitrate, and acetate salts in a tank of highly active waste. Evacuation.

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Kyshtym Nuclear Complex

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  1. Nuclear Accident of 1957 By: Jodi Williams Kyshtym Nuclear Complex

  2. When • September 29th 1957

  3. What Happened • Explosion was caused by a failure in the tanks cooling system. • Chemicals involved where dry nitrate, and acetate salts in a tank of highly active waste.

  4. Evacuation • Mass evacuation was required do to contamination from Strontium-90 • Strontium-90 has a half-life of 10-20 years.

  5. INES rating 6 • Kyshtym nuclear accident is second in line for most disastrous nuclear incident in history • Second only to Chernobyl

  6. Effects • Forced to evacuate 10,000 people in the effected area due to reports of people’s skin falling off. • Estimated to have caused 200 deaths due to cancer.

  7. YOUTUBE • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmVSm70050&feature=player_embedded

  8. resources • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmVSm70050&feature=player_embedded • http://news.discovery.com/tech/top-five-nuclear-disasters.html • http://www.kose.ee/nucbasic/nucpedia/uk/accident_kysh.htm

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