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Half-Life Histories S01 E25 The Kramatorsk Radiation Accident - Nuclear Apartment

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"A mini documentary series exploring nuclear weapons, technology, and disasters."

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.