History's second-most damaging nuclear accident occurred in 1957 at Russia's Mayak plant in the Kyshtym province.

史上第二严重的核事故发生在前苏联克什特姆省的马雅克核燃料处理厂。

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The Mayak nuclear complex, located some 18 miles (30 kilometers) from the village, has made the river and its environs one of the most contaminated nuclear waste sites on Earth.

玛雅克核设施与村子相距约18英里(30公里)，它的存在使得河流和周围区域变成地球上受核废料污染最严重的地方之一。

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Radio Mayak says it doesn't know precisely how many listeners tuned into Mr. Kirby's shows, but they say he's a hit.

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Russia's national state-run Radio Russia and Mayak networks and the private entertainment-based network Serebryanyy Dozhd (Silver Rain) operate transmitters in Nazran.

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But despite the Mayak prosecution, experts say the industry is continuing the Soviet practice of covering up huge damage to the environment.

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