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Nevada–Semipalatinsk

Nevada–Semipalatinsk (kaz. Nevada — Semey is an anti—nuclear movement organized by public figure of the Kazakh SSR Olzhas Suleimenov on February 28, 1989. The movement arose in the wake of a nationwide protest against the continuation of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site. Since 1949, it has conducted about 500 surface and underground nuclear tests. As a result of the movement‘s activities, the number of explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site was reduced to 7 out of the planned 18. On August 29, 1991, the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site was closed by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The movement has participated in demonstrations, protest marches, and peace marches in Kazakhstan, Russia, America, and Japan. By decision of UNESCO, for services to humanity, the activities of the Nevada–Semipalatinsk movement were included in the World Memory Register.

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