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Reasessing nuclear power. The fall-out from Chernobyl (1987)
| Author | C.Flavin |
| Date | March 1987 |
| Classification | 2.34.8.30/01 (CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT - CONSEQUENCES EUROPE - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
Introduction When the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded on April 26, 1986, the resulting conflagration engulfed more than a Soviet reactor. A few days later, much of Europe was experiencing the highest levels of radioactive fallout ever recorded there, and within two weeks, minor radioactivity was detected throughout the northern hemisphere. But the political fallout from Chernobyl will be its lasting legacy. Since the accident the pro-nuclear consensus has collapsed in country after country, and the future of nuclear power, already hanging by a thread in some nations, is now in greater jeopardy than ever. Chernobyl is the world's most serious nuclear power accident so far. The direct costs include 1,000 immediate injuries, 31 deaths, 135,000 people evacuated from their homes in the Ukraine, and at least $3 billion in financial losses. But the long-term implications are far more troubling and uncertain. It may not be Possible simply to "remove the consequences of the accident, " as Soviet officials put it. The health of people and of the environment in the Ukraine and throughout Europe could be affected for decades. Estimates of resulting cancer deaths by researchers in the field range from less than 1,000 to almost 500,000.
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