Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai

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Coordinates: 50°06′N 118°02′E / 50.1, 118.033

Coat of arms of Krasnokamensk
Coat of arms of Krasnokamensk

Krasnokamensk (Russian: Краснока́менск) is a town in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located some 535 km southeast of Chita, near the Chinese border. Population: 56,000 (2005 est.); 55,920 (2002 Census);[1] 66,872 (1989 Census).[2]

Krasnokamensk was granted town status in 1969. It is best known for its uranium mine, the largest in Russia. It is served by Krasnokamensk Airport.

According to the Blacksmith Institute, Krasnokamensk has generated fifty to seventy-five million tons of tailings, making it the largest waste stream at a uranium production site in the world. A Balei community survey documents hundreds of homes with radiation levels as much as 10-20 times the permissible levels. About 500-1000 homes or more suffer from radiation exposures far above international standards.[3]

In 2005, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the 16th-richest man in the world, was jailed in Krasnokamensk on his conviction for tax evasion and fraud.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org Blacksmith Institute Website
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