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The most recent information on the significant new experience gained in the areas of emergency management, long-term environmental behaviour of radioactive materials and health effects.
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Bellona Foundation fact sheet describing the causes of the accident, its after-effects, and fallout measured in Norway.
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Information from the World Nuclear Association on the accident progression, the immediate and long term environmental and health effects, and on the insights. Includes contact information.
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Analysis from Technology in Society on the ways in which political change and economic deterioration have affected the handling of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
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Assessment of radiological and health impacts by the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health.
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Medical and humanitarian aid program established to benefit the children suffering from the Chernobyl accident. Includes information on impact of the disaster, donation form and contact information.
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Reflections on the accident and its impacts, focused on an encounter with an 11 years old survivor who puts a real face on the disaster in history. Includes links to related sites.
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Collection of articles and links about the accident, its aftermath and prospects for the future from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Die Schweizer Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit beleuchtet Ursachen und Folgen des Reaktorunfalls von 1986. Mit Links zu weiterführenden Ressourcen.
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Summary of the accident. Discusses effects of radiation on health, agriculture, economy and politics of the region.
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CNN article on the risk related to the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor.
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Analysis from Wise News Communique on the possibility and necessity of phase-out of Chernobyl. Includes a downloadable brochure.
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Background on the reactor's design, timeline of the accident, and brief overview of immediate and lasting effects.
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Photographic exhibit for the 20th Anniversary of the disaster at Chernobyl.
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Collection of papers, studies and publications about the accident. Provides general and detailed accident information, reactor design analyses, maps, photos and bibliography.
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Describes a conference which took place April 23-25, 2006 in Kiev for the 20th anniversary of the disaster.
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Photographs from the Chernobyl area and from the city of Pripjat taken on a visit to the site.
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Report of the Farming and Agricultural Organization on the effects of the Chernobyl accident on regional agriculture.
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Collection of links and original documents, maps, images and data relating to the accident.
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Collection of photos of the Chernobyl area including walkdown comments, accident information and radioactivity data measurements.
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Assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency of radiological consequences and evaluation of protective measures.
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The memories of those who survived Chernobyl were collected in the book "Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of the Nuclear Disaster" by Svetlana Alexievich. Here are some of their stories as read by actors. [8:39 streaming audio broadcast]
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The Chernobyl nuclear facility still contains some 200 tons of radioactive fuel, covered by a structure which is increasingly unstable. Engineers plan to build and then slide an enormous Quonset hut-shaped cover over the breached reactor at an estimated cost of 1 billion dollars. [3:43 streaming audio broadcast]
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International conference sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) summing up the consequences of the accident. Includes conference program, abstracts, press releases and contact information.
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Images of the Chernobyl plant damages. Includes up close photos and diagrams of the fuel debris (corium).
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Conclusions of the Chernobyl Research Projects at Texas Tech University, including photos, publications on the effects of radiation on the animals surrounding Chornobyl, and contact information. [English, Ukrainian, Russian]
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Summary of writings about the accident, with links to related content.
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Administrative authority in the field of civil defense, population and territories protection, prevention and response to emergencies, in particular liquidation of the Chernobyl accident consequences. [Ukrainian, Russian, English]
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Programs and activities of United Nations to improve the conditions of the region. Includes program description, news and press releases. [French, Russian, Spanish]
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The 1986 Chernobyl explosion continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later.