Ludmilla Nekharasova preparing lunch for the family. Her son Kostya has Down Syndrome, is sick often and had to have his fingers separated through surgery. Her daughter Natalya had a braintumor when she was 8 years old. Ludmilla swam in Techa River when she was young, the village was contaminated by the explosion in 1957. Bashakul is only 20 kilometers from Mayak.