Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Into thin air

This is a terrific article; it's an interview with Siegfried Hecker about the former Soviet test site at Semipalatinsk and the secret cleanup that went on for decades. I hope you enjoy it!
Best,
Janice


Into thin air: the story of Plutonium Mountain: http://thebulletin.org/thin-air-story-plutonium-mountain

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Janice Sinclaire
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The NNSA labs once had capable Directors like Sig Hecker at the helm. My, how times have changed.

8/24/2013 12:04 AM

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