Readers Cite Instances of Radioactive Pollution

This document is a JPRS report from June 11, 1993, detailing the launch of 'Operation Radiation' by an organization identified as 'Retsept'. The primary objective of this operation is to establish a comprehensive information bank regarding historical and ongoing instances of radioactive environmental contamination in Russia. The initiative seeks to gather eye-witness accounts concerning the burial of radioactive waste, accidents at nuclear facilities, and the improper storage or misappropriation of radioactive materials. By collecting these reports, the organizers aim to facilitate public monitoring of the radiation situation and draw the attention of state authorities to these environmental hazards. The text includes a statement from N. Mironova, the coordinator of the 'Nuclear Safety' movement in Chelyabinsk, who criticizes the past actions of the Ministry of Atomic Power and the Ministry of Health, comparing them to 'Stalinist genocide' and suggesting that the current situation regarding nuclear potential in Russia is increasingly dangerous.