Valery LegasovAugust 1986
Presents information about radioactive releases, contamination and radiation exposure as part of the Soviet account of the accident's consequences.
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Presents information about radioactive releases, contamination and radiation exposure as part of the Soviet account of the accident's consequences.
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