Chernobyl health effects 'underestimated'

Updated: Tuesday, 18 April 2006

Greenpeace has said the health effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 20 years ago have been grossly underestimated.

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World Report: Chris Stephen, Irish Times Correspondent, has gone back to Chernobyl and has been inside the nuclear reactor
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News At One: Blake Lee-Harwood of Greenpeace predicts 100,000 deaths from cancer from the fallout of the disaster
News At One: Blake Lee-Harwood of Greenpeace predicts 100,000 deaths from cancer from the fallout of the disaster

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The environmental charity, Greenpeace, has said the health effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 20 years ago have been grossly underestimated.

Official figures from the United Nations have predicted 4,000 extra cancer deaths caused by the radioactive fall-out from Chernobyl.

In a report released today, Greenpeace says recent studies estimate there will be many more deaths in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

A Greepeace spokesman also said non-cancer deaths needed to be taken into account.

  • World Report: Chris Stephen, Irish Times Correspondent, has gone back to Chernobyl and has been inside the nuclear reactor

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    22 April 2006

    Chris Stephen, Irish Times Correspondent, has gone back to Chernobyl and has been inside the nuclear reactor

  • News At One: Blake Lee-Harwood of Greenpeace predicts 100,000 deaths from cancer from the fallout of the disaster

    News At One

    18 April 2006

    Blake Lee-Harwood of Greenpeace predicts 100,000 deaths from cancer from the fallout of the disaster

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