Klivazh
1979 Soviet underground nuclear explosion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klivazh is the site of an underground peaceful nuclear explosion in the Soviet program of Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy. The event took place in the Donetsk oblast of the Ukrainian SSR on September 16, 1979. The site flooded with underground waters in 2018 after Russian military occupation during Russo-Ukrainian War, with a risk of radiological pollution of drinking water in the area.[2]
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Date | Explosion: 16 Sep 1979,[1] Flooding: April 2018 |
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Time | 9:00 GMT |
Location | Yunkom (Yuny Kommunar) mine, Bunhe, Yenakiieve urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 48.21336°N 38.28162°E / 48.21336; 38.28162 |
Type | Peaceful Nuclear Explosion |
Outcome | The site flooded with underground waters after Russian military occupation in Russo-Ukrainian War |
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