Public awareness of the past and present dangers, as well as the Russian government's investment in current cleanup efforts, are likely dampened by the lack of media attention STS and other sites have gotten in comparison to isolated nuclear incidents such as Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl and Three-Mile Island.
Kesadaran masyarakat terhadap bahaya masa lalu dan masa kini, serta investasi Pemerintah Rusia untuk upaya pembersihan sekarang ini, mungkin dipadamkan oleh kurangnya perhatian media yang STS dan situs lainnya dapatkan jika dibandingkan dengan insiden nuklir terisolasi seperti Hiroshima, Nagasaki, serta Chernobyl dan Three-Mile Island.