Thanks Garry - it's so interesting to get a picture from someone who as actually been there. It's also interesting to see that you are from Oz 'cos I have also been planning to travel the Anne Beadell Highway which as you probably know runs past through Maralinga & Woomera where the British tested several nuclear devices in the 1950's.
After several "clean ups" the latest government commission report states:
"approximately 120 square kilometres is considered safe for access but not permanent occupancy"
Re. the Kurchatov area (which is still inhabited) perhaps there are guided tours of the site which someone knows about?
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