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The Kramatorsk Radiological Accident Almost Killed an Apartment Block

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https://www.iflscience.com/the-devastating-kramatorsk-radiological-accident-almost-killed-an-entire-apartment-block-67384
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  • A mining company in Australia misplaced a radioactive cylinder, leading to an intense search and recovery effort.
  • The Kramatorsk radiological accident in the Soviet Union involved a lost radioactive caesium-137 capsule in a quarry, which ended up in an apartment building's wall.
  • Over nine years, residents of apartment 85 in building number 7 suffered multiple leukemia deaths due to radiation exposure from the lost capsule.
  • Experts discovered lethal radiation levels in the apartment in 1989, tracing it back to the missing quarry capsule.
  • The incident highlights the critical need for strict safety regulations and prompt investigations into unusual death patterns involving radioactive materials.
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