Mururoa ( fr. Moruroa ) - an atoll in the South Pacific , which became known after 1966 as the nuclear test site of France . Mururoa is located in the southeast of the Tuamotu archipelago, belonging to French Polynesia .
| Mururoa | |
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| fr. Moruroa | |
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| Specifications | |
| Square | |
| Population | 0 pax (2007) |
| Location | |
| Archipelago | Tuamotu |
| Water area | Pacific Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Tuamotu Gambier |
| Area | Tureia |
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Nuclear Test
Between 1966 and 1996 , 181 nuclear tests were carried out at Mururoa, which regularly provoked protests around the world.
July 25, 1979 tests were carried out at half the usual depth, because the device got stuck during the descent into the 800 meter shaft [1] . As a result, a crack 40 cm wide and several kilometers long was formed in the underwater part of the atoll [1] . There was a danger of radioactive substances entering the ocean. France still has not published data on radioactive contamination as a result of this incident.
Geography
The area of the island is 15 km².
Administrative Division
Administratively, the island is part of the commune of Tureia .
Population
There is no permanent population. Prior to the cessation of nuclear testing, there were a small number (no more than 3,000 people) of maintenance personnel permanently residing on the island.
See also
- List of French Polynesian Islands
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Stanley, David (2000). South Pacific Handbook. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6
Literature
- Danielsson Bengt, Danielsson Marie-Theresa. Poisoned Paradise / Per. with swede. L. L. Zhdanova. - M .: Progress, 1989 .-- 288 p.: Ill. - ISBN 5-01-001625-7
- Sting Miloslav . According to unfamiliar Micronesia / Transl. From Czech. P. N. Antonova. - M.: Science, The main edition of oriental literature, 1978. - 272 p.: Ill.
Links
- N.N. Vorontsov. With Greenpeace to Mururoa // Issues in the History of Natural Science and Technology. - 2000 - No. 4.
- Alexander Koretsky. An incident near the Murolla Atoll: The Greens cry, but do not give up, Kommersant newspaper, No. 127 (845) of 07/11/1995
- Source of environmental instability on the atoll: “Foreign Military Review” 09'1995