Meanwhile Russia is preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. A new report by Greenpeace claims the health effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident have been grossly underestimated. The International Atomic Energy Agency has maintained that radioactive fallout from Chernobyl caused 4,000 extra cancer deaths. But Greenpeace puts the actual number at 93,000.
Greenpeace: 93,000 Died From Chernobyl Nuclear Fallout
HeadlineApr 18, 2006