“Firemen stationed at nuclear plants in western countries are specially trained and wear specific equipment to help protect them from radiation. In the USSR, nuclear power station firemen wore no special clothing to minimise radiation exposure – not even a basic respirator, only a facemask with an air filter.149.”

“Firemen stationed at nuclear plants in western countries are specially trained and wear specific equipment to help protect them from radiation. In the USSR, nuclear power station firemen wore no special clothing to minimise radiation exposure – not even a basic respirator, only a facemask with an air filter.149.”

— Andrew Leatherbarrow