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Norilsk, Russia
Population:
133,133
Worst Feature:
Toxic Waste
Best Feature:
Six weeks of Darkness in Winter so you do not have to see how
awful a place it is.
What do Slave Labor and radioactive waste have in common – why the former
Soviet Union of course!
Yet another toxic nightmare created by the Russians
quest for bigger and better weapons of mass destruction is Norlisk. The
former Siberain GULAG and slave labor site is filled with a smorgasbord of
toxic pollutants including Strontium-90 and Cesium-137.
While nuclear
weapons development has ceased in the area, Norlisk still is home to world's
largest heavy metal smelting complex.
So lesser evils like hydrogen sulfide
continue to spew into the surrounding areas. One of the northernmost cities
on the planet Norlisk also is one of only two cities with population over
100,000 that are in the area of permanent permafrost, but don’t worry there
is plenty of radioactive waste around to keep you warm.
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