I came upon this interesting article written by a Soviet (Russian) who "was a specialist in the radiation reconnaissance, officially named "dosimetrist" –whose job was to scout and to measure levels of radioactivity during a nuclear war."
He provides some very interesting information...
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/03/14/dimitri-khalezov-chernobyl-and-manhattan/
Any thoughs or comments?