Long Range Bombers Base And Kurchatov In The Polygon
About this tour
Abandoned long range bombers base
TOCAMAC (a facility to work with plasma)
Kurchatov town
History of Soviet Atomic project and its rivalry to American Manhattan project
Statue of academist Kurchatov
HQ of the Polygon
Guest house of Kurchatov
Guest house of Beria
Mobile command point
War And Peace statue
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Semey, Kazakhstan
Review of Soviet atomic project history, race of nuclear weapons, city tour in Kurhcatov, then abandoned long range bombers base in Chagan. If we move quick enough, city tour in Semey can be provided as a bonus.
What's included
Other inclusions: Permission to visit the Test Field. Be careful of people selling this tour without a license, radiation control person and individual safety kit. Individual safety kit. Dosimetrist service. In case of early finish city tour in Semey can be offered as a bonus.
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me. This tour can be extended in a way of visiting the site of building long trenches. Trench technology was demanded to redirect waters of Siberia rivers to the Caspian Sean and Central Asia. One of two (in total) tests resulted in making 140 meters long and 16 meters deep trench, made by small capacity nuclear charges (just 240 kg of TNT equivalent).
Route & locations
Semey, Kazakhstan