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The consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in France have been a subject of debate ever since the disaster struck in 1986. Officially, there were no negative health consequences in France, but this is disputed by certain associations, often close to anti-nuclear movements, who are calling for greater transparency on the part of the public authorities.
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Learn about the radiation effects on humans and the environment caused by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, the world's largest known release of radioactivity. Find out the estimated number of deaths, the economic damage, and the increase of thyroid cancer in children exposed to iodine-131.
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history, causing the deaths of two workers, 28 radiation fatalities, and widespread radioactive contamination.
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Protesters in southwestern France staged another demonstration in the form of a mass picnic in front of the Blayais nuclear reactor, also in memory of Chernobyl. In France's northwestern region of Brittany, around 800 people staged a good-humoured march in front of the Brennilis experimental heavy-water atomic plant that was built in the 1960s.
The INES is a logarithmic scale used to classify nuclear accidents by severity and impact. It has seven nonzero levels, from Level 0 (no safety significance) to Level 7 (major accident), with examples of each level and criteria for assignment.
The total dose from Chernobyl is estimated at 80,000 man-sieverts, or roughly 1/6 as much. [1] However, some individuals, particularly in areas adjacent the reactor, received massively higher doses. Chernobyl's radiation was detectable across Western Europe. Average doses received ranged from 0.02 mrem to 38 mrem (portions of Germany). [1]