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Russian scientist estimate 100s of thousands of Chernobyl fallout deaths

Russian scientists recently reviewed the impacts of Chernobyl’s 1986 meltdown, and concluded: “The calculations suggest that the Chernobyl catastrophe has already killed several hundred thousand human beings in a population of several hundred million that was unfortunate enough to live in territories affected by the fallout. The number of Chernobyl victims will continue to grow over many future generations.”

Unsafe at any remove? Nuclear energy: time for a closer look SFGate, Steve Heilig : 27 March 11, Is atomic energy safe? Proponents say it is. Then doubters point to a near-disaster. Following this, safeguards against that particular accident are engineered into the system and proponents say ‘See? It’s safe now!’ and the dance goes on. The dialectic sounds like a broken record.” – Garrett Hardin, 1976

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has just affirmed that no real changes are being considered for US reactors following the Japan earthquake. President Obama and energy secretary Chu likewise continue to support nuclear power as an important part of American energy policy. But perhaps officials there, and President Obama, who has been a supporter of nuclear energy, need to take a closer look. Given the stakes, a much closer look..

…….Russian scientists recently reviewed the impacts of Chernobyl’s 1986 meltdown, and concluded: “The calculations suggest that the Chernobyl catastrophe has already killed several hundred thousand human beings in a population of several hundred million that was unfortunate enough to live in territories affected by the fallout. The number of Chernobyl victims will continue to grow over many future generations.” (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume 1181)…..

Unsafe at any remove? Nuclear energy: time for a closer look : Steve Heilig : City Brights

March 28, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general