Nuclear Pep Talk - Nuclear Legacy of Kazakhstan
Channel: NUCLEAR PEP TALK
Date: 2023-05-21

I am Ksenia Pirnavskaia - your local guide into a nuclear world. Nuclear Pep Talk is a platform where we break myths and fears about everything NUCLEAR. In each episode, I ask 10 questions to experts, scientists, activists, politicians, and youth that deal with nuclear issues on professional and personal levels to learn and explore rather than fear and further ignorance.

My guest is Dmitriy Vesselov, a cab driver from Kazakhstan, who is a third-generation victim of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.

Get ready for an eye-opening episode of the second season of Nuclear Pep Talk that kicks off with a "Nuclear Legacies" series! Join me as we dive deep into the haunting nuclear legacy of Kazakhstan, a chilling reminder of the Soviet Union's nuclear testing program. Our guest, Dmitriy, will take us on a riveting journey, revealing the untold story and lasting consequences that continue to plague survivors and their descendants.  Tune in to learn more! 

Useful sources:
1)Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb by Togzhan Kassenova (https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33596)
2)Semipalatinsk Test Site (https://www.nti.org/education-center/facilities/semipalatinsk-test-site/)
3) The nuclear sins of the Soviet Union live on in Kazakhstan by Wudan Yan (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01034-8)

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Huge thanks to Evgenii Afanasev for the English voiceover of Dmitriy!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:25 Dmitriy is introducing himself
02:43 What happened in Semipalatinsk?
03:36 How did nuclear testing affect you?  
04:03 Who is compensating for this damage?
04:24 What are the existing types of compensation?
05:31 COFFEE BREAK
05:45 What kind of compensation did you receive?
07:05 What statuses exist?
10:26 How does your condition affect your daily life?
12:45 What are some ways to help living survivors of nuclear testing now?
14:08 What would you like to change in the victim assistance system in Semipalatinsk?
16:30 Like and subscribe

Thanks for watching!