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So far, 31 people who were in or near the plant at the time of the accident have died, and that number only begins to state the extent of the health damage. Using data from the report on the levels of human contamination, American experts conclude that a total of...
Though Chernobyl was a civilian atomic-power facility, Soviet officials used the accident report as a platform for their campaign against the American nuclear-defense program. After first ignoring and then minimizing the mishap, Moscow has tried to establish a link between Chernobyl and atomic weapons. Said the report: "The...
Indeed, the Soviet account of Chernobyl revealed that the power-plant explosion was a case of incompetence on an astounding scale. According to the report, the group of unnamed technicians who were responsible for the disaster committed six serious blunders. If any one of these mistakes had not been made...
Some Western experts thought the report downplayed the shortcomings of Soviet equipment. "The accident was mainly due to human error, but the | reactor itself is a very old-fashioned type," said Rudolf Schulten, a West German nuclear scientist. "The safety philosophy of this reactor would never be accepted today by...
In Europe reaction to the report was strong, if only because some Europeans are still suffering from the aftereffects of Chernobyl. Sweden was one of the countries most seriously affected, and last week Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, who once accepted nuclear power, gave a bitter speech in which he charged...