However, because of the accumulation of radioactive materials for many
reasons, many areas around the world are extremely polluted. This is about the
five most polluted places.
5. Siberian chemical combine
Soviet Russia,
the world's second-largest nuclear power, often did not act cautiously in its
nuclear dealings. For nearly 40 years, they dumped their nuclear waste directly
into uninhabited areas of Siberia. To date, there are over 120,000 metric tons
of liquid nuclear waste in open ponds in the area. A large quantity of solid
nuclear waste stored in the ground is contaminated with groundwater without
proper containers. Even though the area is snowy, it can be dangerously
radioactive.
4. The Polygon - Kazakhstan
In the world's
largest country, Soviet Russia, the site of nuclear bomb tests was called “The
Polygon”. Although this area in Kazakhstan is completely unpopular, there are
actually more than 600,000 people living near it. With the creation of its
first atomic bomb in 1949, there were 456 nuclear explosions in the area until
1989. It is also the site of the largest number of nuclear explosions in the
world. They kept this place a secret until the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1991. About 200,000 people around the area have been exposed to various
radiation-related diseases.
3. Mailuu-Suu- Kyrgyzstan
The
specialty of the Mailuu Suu pollution zone in Kyrgyzstan is that it is
contaminated by a uranium deposit, not by waste disposal or nuclear explosions.
Due to various technical shortcomings in uranium processing, radioactive
uranium balances span nearly 2 million cubic meters. Since the area is often
affected by earthquakes, radiation is rapidly released into the environment,
making it more of a headache for people living far from it. Due to rainwater
runoff, the water sources in the surrounding area are heavily contaminated with
radioactivity.
2. Chernobyl power station 4 reactor - Ukraine
The fourth nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant, the
world's largest nuclear accident, is still highly radioactive today. As a
result, Hiroshima released hundreds of times more radiation into the
environment than the Nagasaki bombs. About six million people have been exposed
to radiation, and there is still a high incidence of cancer in Belarus.
Although it is possible to visit Chernobyl in a short space of time, the loss
of special clothing can be fatal in less than an hour.
1. Fukushima Daiichi Plant - Japan
Adding another havoc to Japan, which was hit by the 2011
earthquake and tsunami, three of the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi
power plant collapsed and released radiation into the environment.
Radioactivity was implicated in the surrounding environment as well as the
nearby sea. Today, the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant is considered to be the
most radioactive region in the world. The amount of radioactivity in this area
is so high that if you try to get close enough to the reactor without
protective clothing, you can die in a few minutes.
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