Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
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kurchatov-kazakhstan-171-18662388
title:
Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
text:
Kurchatov is a town in Abai Region in north-east Kazakhstan. Named after Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov, the town was once the centre of operations for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Test Site. With the cessation of nuclear testing and the decommissioning of the test site, Kurchatov's population has fallen from over 20,000 to around 8,000. In its heyday, Kurchatov was a closed city, one of the most secretive and restricted places in the Soviet Union. The nuclear facilities at Kurchatov are
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description:
Place in Abai Region, Kazakhstan
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurchatov,_Kazakhstan
date created:
2007-11-13T22:12:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:00:24Z
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