Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-near-Black-Lake---Tomsk-7-Victims-Documentation--Russia--2005--27MZIF8A2GP.htmlConceptually similarBlack Lake - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP01BL8Completed★★★★Forest near Black Lake - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0KYZCompleted★★★★Village of Georgiyevka - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP01CKLCompleted★★★★Village of Georgiyevka - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0YQACompleted★★★★Village Landscape - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP01E2XCompleted★★★★Village Landscape - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0X93Completed★★★★Children Going to School - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0IF5Completed★★★★Valentina and Alexander Boltachev Portrait - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0TOCompleted★★★★Anastasia Boltacheva Portrait - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0X92Completed★★★★View AllGP0WRTForest near Black Lake - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)Forest area surrounding Black Lake, which is situated next to the security perimeter of the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises plant. The area of the Black Lake is highly contaminated. Fishermen and hunters collect food here. Ducks in this area are highly radio-active. Many inhabitants of cities surrounding the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises and its workers have fallen ill. The SGCE is located in the closed city of Seversk and has had over 35 accidents in four decades. The town, once called Tomsk-7, was a secret city until 1992 and did not appear on official maps. The city still remains closed to non-residents. The last major accident took place in 1993. An explosion destroyed part of a reprocessing facility and an area of 200 square kilometers was contaminated with radioactive materials, resulting in evacuations and ongoing devastation. Radioactive materials from Europe are still processed by the SGCE and additional contamination stems from deliberate dumping of highly radioactive waste in the Tom River.Locations:Eastern Europe-Russian Federation-Seversk-Tomsk OblastDate:9 Jan, 2005Credit:© Robert Knoth / GreenpeaceMaximum size:9750px X 3600pxCopyright Valid Until: 31 January, 2031Restrictions:Limited Copyright PeriodKeywords:Accidents-Canoes-Forests (campaign title)-Nuclear (campaign title)-Radiation effectsShoot:Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)Many inhabitants of cities surrounding the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises and its workers have fallen ill. The SGCE is located in the closed city of Seversk and has had over 35 accidents in four decades. The town, once called Tomsk-7, was a secret city until 1992 and did not appear on official maps. The city still remains closed to non-residents. The last major accident took place in 1993. An explosion destroyed part of a reprocessing facility and an area of 200 square kilometers was contaminated with radioactive materials, resulting in evacuations and ongoing devastation. Radioactive materials from Europe are still processed by the SGCE and additional contamination stems from deliberate dumping of highly radioactive waste in the Tom River.
