Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Tom-River---Tomsk-7-Victims-Documentation--Russia--2005--27MZIFIV96B.htmlConceptually similarTom River - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0JYYCompleted★★★★Tom River - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0DVACompleted★★★★Village Landscape - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP01E2XCompleted★★★★Children Going to School - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0IF5Completed★★★★Village Landscape - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0X93Completed★★★★Village of Georgiyevka - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0YQACompleted★★★★Village of Georgiyevka - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP01CKLCompleted★★★★Ksenia and Yevgeni Kolomoytsev Portrait - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0KGECompleted★★★★Valentina and Alexander Boltachev Portrait - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)GP0TOCompleted★★★★View AllGP02RNTom River - Tomsk-7 Victims Documentation (Russia: 2005)The Tom River flows close to Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises. Sediments in the river are polluted with high levels of radioactive materials. The pollution stretches until the Northern Arctic, where the river flows into the Arctic Sea. Fishing and swimming are hazardous and forbidden in this area. 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:Chernaya Rechka-Eastern Europe-Russian FederationDate:9 Jan, 2005Credit:© Robert Knoth / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7280px X 4743pxCopyright Valid Until: 31 January, 2031Restrictions:Limited Copyright PeriodKeywords:Accidents-Nuclear (campaign title)-Radiation effects-Radiation victimsShoot: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.
