Semipalatinsk Test Site
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The Semipalatinsk Test Site was the primary Soviet nuclear weapons testing ground, located in northeastern Kazakhstan and notorious for extensive radioactive contamination and long-term health impacts on local populations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nuclear test site ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
nearby rural communities
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residents of Semey region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site
NERFINISHED
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The Polygon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 18,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Nevada–Semipalatinsk anti-nuclear movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedBy | Nursultan Nazarbayev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1991-08-29 ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | extensive radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| firstNuclearDeviceTested | RDS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstNuclearTest | 1949-08-29 ⓘ |
| formerName | Semipalatinsk-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Soviet Ministry of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthImpact |
genetic defects in exposed populations
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increased cancer rates in local population ⓘ long-term radiation-related illnesses ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionAfter1991 | Republic of Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
major public health disaster in Kazakhstan
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symbol of anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kazakhstan
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northeastern Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Irtysh River
NERFINISHED
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Semey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringBy |
Kazakh authorities
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international scientific organizations ⓘ |
| numberOfAtmosphericTests | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | over 450 ⓘ |
| numberOfUndergroundTests | over 300 ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Soviet nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyRehabilitated | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet nuclear weapons complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
limited economic activities under control
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radiation monitoring ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| risk | residual radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Cold War nuclear arms race
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development of Soviet thermonuclear weapons ⓘ |
| startDate | 1949-08-29 ⓘ |
| testPeriodEnd | 1989 ⓘ |
| testPeriodStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nuclear weapons testing
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peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ weapons development research ⓘ |
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Soviet atomic bomb project (indirectly, via espionage)
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testSiteOfFirstBomb
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Semipalatinsk Test Site
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