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Consequently, from 1948-1951 contaminated waste from Mayak was directly dumped into the nearby Techa River which feeds into the Ob River, Russia�s fourth longest, and ultimately the Arctic Ocean. In order to maintain nuclear secrecy the residents from the 24 villages along the Techa were not warned even though they were exposed to radiation levels 20 times higher than at Chernobyl.
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