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Ten years after Chernobyl: What do we really know? (1997)
| Author | IAEA |
| Date | February 1997 |
| Classification | 2.34.8.10/49 (CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT - CONSEQUENCES SURROUNDINGS - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
Introduction: Sorting out the Facts Few names around the world are better recognized than "CHERNOBYL." And few events have evoked greater controversy among scientists, government officials and the public. Over the decade since explosions destroyed the nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the accident and its aftermath have been studied extensively. Today, there is a common understanding among experts about what happened, why it happened and the major implications. But to much of the broader public around the world, the accident remains an enigma-a phenomenon that is feared, but little understood. Chernobyl was by far the most devastating accident in the history of nuclear power. Radioactive fallout was mainly concentrated in the three former Soviet Republics States closest to the plant, but it also came down at lower concentrations over much of the entire Northern Hemisphere. What do we now know about the health and environmental impacts of this massive discharge of radioactive material?
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