Chernobyl's lengthening shadow

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1993.11456385· OSTI ID:5893850

Marples, D ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton (Canada)

This article reviews the April 26, 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. The information presented was gathered through talks between the author and scientists, citizens, and hospital workers in Belarus and Ukraine, as well as from library research. What is currently believed to have occurred at the time of the accident is related. The short and long term health effects of the accident as they are now understood are analyzed. The numbers of people evacuated and the location and severity of land contamination are described. Political and economic consequences of the accident are also explored. 2 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5893850
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States) Vol. 49:7; ISSN BASIAP; ISSN 0096-5243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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