The Kramatorsk Radiation Accident - Nuclear Apartment
Half-Life Histories · Season 1 · Episode 25
Between 1980 and 1989, four people between two young families would die of leukemia. The connection? They all lived in the same room in an apartment building in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. This episode of [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains how a single misplaced capsule became one of history’s worst orphan source accidents.
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Season
1
Episode
25
Air Date
27/Mar/2025
Air Time
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Runtime
17 min
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Between 1980 and 1989, four people between two young families would die of leukemia. The connection? They all lived in the same room in an apartment building in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. This episode of [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains how a single misplaced capsule became one of history’s worst orphan source accidents.
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