Mortality from cancer and non-cancer diseases in the Lithuanian cohort of Chernobyl cleanup workers (2001-2020). [PDF]
Int J CancerWhat's new? Following the Chernobyl disaster, workers were recruited from formerly Soviet‐occupied areas, including Lithuania, to participate in clean‐up efforts. Radiation exposure incurred by workers during these efforts offers a unique opportunity for the study of long‐term health effects.
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Chernobyl nuclear accident [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 Kozlenko, T.V.
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Чернобыль и Фукусима. Анализ крупнейших радиационных аварий [PDF]
, 2005 Около 8000 километров и четверть века разделяют катастрофы на АЭС в Чернобыле и Фукусиме. В данной статье проведена сравнительная оценка показателей ущерба, допустимые содержания радиоактивных веществ в продуктах питания от Чернобыльской аварии и аварии «
Fries, Michael, Weil, Max Harry
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Chernobyl accident: Causes, consequences and problems of radiation measurements [PDF]
, 2013 General description of Chernobyl accident is given in the review. The accident causes are briefly described. Special attention is paid to radiation situation after the accident and radiation measurements problems.
Kortov, V., Ustyantsev, Yu.
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Considerations in relation to off-site emergency procedures and response for nuclear accidents [PDF]
, 2017 The operation of nuclear facilities has, fortunately, not led to many accidents with off-site consequences. However, it is well-recognised that should a large release of radioactivity occur, the effects in the surrounding area and population will be ...
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Radiocarbon releases from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident [PDF]
, 2016 Radiocarbon activities were measured in annual tree rings for the years 2009 to 2015 from Japanese cedar trees (Cryptomeria japonica) collected at six sites ranging from 2.5–38 km northwest and north of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The 14C
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The Chernobyl Disaster: Cancer following the Accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant [PDF]
Epidemiologic Reviews, 2005 The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine about 130 km north of the capital of Kiev and about 10 km south of the border with Belarus, was the scene of the most severe accident that has ever occurred in the nuclear industry. On April 26, 1986, two violent explosions destroyed the core of unit 4 of the power plant and the roof of the building,
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Are passive smoking, air pollution and obesity a greater mortality risk than major radiation incidents? [PDF]
, 2007 Background Following a nuclear incident, the communication and perception of radiation risk becomes a (perhaps the) major public health issue. In response to such incidents it is therefore crucial to communicate radiation health risks in the context of ...
Smith, Jim
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Compensating for severe nuclear accidents: An expert elucidation [PDF]
, 2017 We present the results of a structured discussion held in London in July 2014 involving a panel of experts drawn from three communities: specialists on aspects of risk and insurance; lawyers concerned with issues of nuclear law; and safety and ...
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Radioactive fallout from the chernobyl nuclear reactor accident [PDF]
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Articles, 1988 Following the accident at the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, in the Soviet Union on April 26, 1986, we performed a variety of measurements to determine the level of the radioactive fallout on the western United States. We used gamma-spectroscopy to analyze air filters from the areas around Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), California, and ...
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