Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant leak

Title

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant leak

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:06:07

Description

Whilst the Soviet Union celebrates May Day, a group of 100 British students has arrived in Moscow having been evacuated from Minsk and Kiev after a nuclear leak from the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania. Robert Walker, one of the students, describes the level of radiation and the possibility of any health risks. Elizabeth Dennis(?) also describes the situation. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Robert Walker; Elizabeth Dennis(?)

Keywords

Deaths; British; USSR; Nuclear energy; Students; Evacuation; Ukraine; Moscow; Foreigners; Nuclear disasters; Kiev; Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant; Minsk

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