Sweeping Study Shows Chernobyl Toll Far Greater than Admitted

After examining more than 5,000 articles and studies, three Russian scientific researchers found more than 1,000,000 worldwide deaths attributable to the radiation that escaped from the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that exploded in 1986. Additional impacts of the catastrophe include large increases in the incidence of fetal death, birth defects, and a broad range of diseases, as well as increased morbidity and mortality of other species. While proponents of new nuclear power plants assure us that a disaster of the kind that began in Chernobyl is impossible with improved designs, the simple fact is that without legal limits on liability for damages and other public subsidies, no one will accept the risks of building and operating a nuclear power plant.

Chernobyl Radiation Killed Nearly One Million People: New Book