Semipalatinsk Test Site

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test site
gptkbp:area 18,500 square kilometers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Soviet_nuclear_program
local activism
environmental remediation efforts
nuclear proliferation concerns
international monitoring
nuclear testing legacy
gptkbp:culturalImpact local folklore
gptkbp:currentStatus closed
gptkbp:date August 29, 1949
October 19, 1989
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:environmentalImpact radioactive contamination
gptkbp:established gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:geographicalFeature steppe
gptkbp:governs closure announcement
gptkbp:historicalResearch radiation studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Semipalatinsk Test Site
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
gptkbp:internationalRelations nuclear disarmament discussions
gptkbp:launchDate August 29, 1991
gptkbp:legacy nuclear test ban advocacy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkbp:notableContestants 456
underground tests
atmospheric tests
Test 501
Test 502
Test 503
Test 504
Test 505
Test 506
Test 507
Test 508
Test 509
Test 510
gptkbp:notableEvent first Soviet atomic bomb test
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1949-1991
gptkbp:populationTrend displacement
health issues
gptkbp:researchFocus nuclear weapons effects
gptkbp:significance Soviet_Union's_primary_nuclear_testing_site