An old ‘bridge’ is what is left of “The Old Kurmunova”. The village was demolished after it became clear that the river was severely contaminated with nuclear waste dumped by Mayak All the inhabitants were given new houses in “The New Kurmunova”, many people though got sick because of contamination in earlier years. From 1947 until 1954 when the Mayak Chemical Nuclear Complex dumped their radioactive waste in the Techa River which flows through Muslyumovo onto Kurmunova. Techa river is still highly radioactive, it is forbidden to swim, or drink from the river or grow vegetables at the banks.