Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Radioactive-Sampling-from-the-Techa-River-near-Mayak-Complex-27MZIFJXS7Y5N.htmlConceptually similarRadioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4MDCompleted★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4MECompleted★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4LZCompleted★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4M8Completed★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4M4Completed★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4M9Completed★★★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4MBCompleted★★★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4M2Completed★★★★★★Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexGP0STR4MACompleted★★★★View AllGP0STR4M5Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak ComplexRecently there was a fence of barbed wire along the shores.In July 2017, Greenpeace experts took water and fish samples from the Techa river near Mayak complex in Russia. The results show high levels of strontium-90 in the water. High activity of strontium-90 was found in the fish samples, and its traces were detected in meat and vegetables. The analysis of samples shows that the level of contamination is approximately the same in the village of Muslyumovo where inhabitants were resettled to a nearby area claimed by Rosatom to be safe, as in other villages located on the Techa banks and that were not resettled.Locations:Chelyabinsk Oblast-Eastern Europe-RussiaDate:22 Jul, 2017Credit:© Andrey Popov / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1920px X 1278pxKeywords:Day-Groundwater contamination-KWCI (GPI)-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-Nuclear radiation-Outdoors-Rivers-VillagesShoot:Radioactive Sampling from the Techa River near Mayak Complex (Photos)In July 2017, Greenpeace experts took water and fish samples from the Techa river near Mayak complex in Russia. The results show high levels of strontium-90 in the water. High activity of strontium-90 was found in the fish samples, and its traces were detected in meat and vegetables. The analysis of samples shows that the level of contamination is approximately the same in the village of Muslyumovo where inhabitants were resettled to a nearby area claimed by Rosatom to be safe, as in other villages located on the Techa banks and that were not resettled.Related Collections:Mayak Nuclear Disaster 60th Anniversary (Photos & Videos)
