Semipalatinsk Testing Ground, Kazakhstan

Semipalatinsk Testing Ground is the most known on the territory of ex-USSR. It has received its popularity thanks to negative afterwards of the tests. A great territory of Kazakhstan and Russia were polluted by the numerous explosions. Until now locals suffer from afterwards of the destroying tests. Nowadays the test site is thrown far away and doesn’t have any protection. There were saved several signs that alert about the high level of radiation.

People live here, among large craters and semi-destroyed buildings of the military infrastructure. Even more, they are engaged in farming. The soil, which has a high level of radiation, is used for planting fruit and vegetables. Locals don’t have another way out; their lives were prescribed by the military forces of USSR. Once their native houses were poisoned with radiation. This territory wasn’t cleaned after the nuclear tests and even more, the locals weren’t moved to the safe place.

This desert and forgotten places are visited by tourists who want to look at semi-destroyed tunnels. Specialists say that even a short walk there can be rather dangerous for the health. The brightest example are locals, until now, people from this place, have cancer oftener than people in other world regions. Semipalatinsk Testing Ground was officially closed in 1991. Nowadays in the nearby towns and villages, new medical centres have been opening. Next - Bikini Atoll Test Site